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Drunk driving accidents happen far too often. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:

  • Nationwide, drunk drivers contribute to 30 fatalities each day.
  • In one recent year, 10,511 people died in crashes involving drunk drivers.
  • In New Jersey, 776 people were involved in accidents while driving under the influence, and 564 people sustained fatal injuries in alcohol-related crashes in that same year.
  • Of those killed, 6 people sustained fatal injuries in alcohol-related crashes in Atlantic County.
  • Nationally, alcohol was a factor in 22 percent of accidents in which children age 14 and younger sustained fatal injuries.