30 percent of all traffic fatalities in California throughout one recent year were the result of alcohol-impaired driving accidents.

There were 1,069 fatalities from drunk driving crashes in California in one recent year, more than 10 percent of the nationwide total.

Drunk driving statistics from and the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) shed light on the devastation caused by DUI accidents in California: Among those convicted of DUI charges in California in one recent year, 73 percent were first-time offenders, and 27 percent were repeat offenders with one or more prior convictions from the past 10 years.ĭrunk driving has serious consequences that can follow victims and their families for the rest of their lives.Meanwhile, 4.2 percent of California DUI arrests involved drivers who were older than 60. Just 0.4 percent of all DUI arrests in California involved juvenile drivers under the age of 18.In fact, 72.7 percent of those arrested for DUI were 40 or younger. Among all individuals arrested on suspicion of DUI in California in one recent year, the median age was 31.In California, the conviction rate for DUI charges averages more than 70 percent, with tens of thousands of successful DUI convictions occurring each year.There were 458 drivers arrested for DUI out of every 100,000 drivers in California that year.There were 118,604 misdemeanor DUI arrests and 4,944 felony DUI arrests in California in one recent year, for a total of 123,548 DUI arrests annually.According to the Annual Report of the California DUI Management Information System: How Prevalent Is Drinking and Driving in California?ĭespite numerous laws and safety campaigns targeting driving under the influence, DUIs are still one of the most common criminal traffic offenses in California.

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