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Comparative Increase: Alcohol-related fatal crashes were 16.1% more common during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday than during the rest of March. Crash Types: The holiday also saw a 12.5% increase in fatal hit-and-run crashes. Additionally, crashes involving motorcycles and large trucks rose by 14.1% and 9.9%, respectively, while incidents According to NHTSA, during the St. Patrick’s Day holidays (6 p.m. March 16–5:59 a.m. March 18): 38 per cent of the traffic fatalities between 2018-2022 involved drunk drivers. Drunk male drivers were involved in fatal crashes at a higher rate (29 per cent) during compared to female drivers (14%). Almost half (47%) of drivers involved in fatal crashes between the hours of midnight and 2:59 a.m. were drunk. The rate of drunk passenger car drivers and motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes during the 2022 St. Patrick’s Day holiday were 34% and 41%, respectively. For general drunk-driving facts, visit our Drunk Driving section. When looking at the same weekend from 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m., NHTSA found that 38% of drivers involved in deadly crashes were drunk. Over the St. Patrick's Day holiday in 2022, "the rate of drunk passenger car drivers and motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes" was 34% and 41% respectively. St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching. Although fun and festive, the alcohol-heavy holiday may be more risky for drivers. In fact, fatal crashes involving alcohol are 16.1% more common during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday than the rest of March, according to the latest LendingTree study, which analyzes 15-year averages. Indeed, New York City has one of the largest St. Patrick's Day celebrations in the US. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 290 lives were lost in alcohol-related crashes during the St. Patrick’s Day period between 2018 and 2022. During the 2022 St. Patrick’s Day holiday, nearly half (47%) of drivers involved in a fatal crash after midnight were impaired. Additionally, CSP crash investigations have found that Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights continuously rank the highest for impaired driving-related crashes. Fatal crashes involving alcohol increase by 16.1% during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday period, according to a LendingTree study. The study analyzed fatal accidents over the span of 15 years, and found a spike in accidents from March 16 to 18. Many fatal drunk driving car crashes involved young adults ages 21 to 24. CSP increasing St. Patrick’s Day DUI patrols in two Colorado counties Clear Creek, Jefferson counties saw 424 crashes — 84 fatal — over the last 4 years, CSP says With 133 fatal car crashes between 2004 and 2018, Florida tops the list with the most fatal car accidents occurring on St. Patrick’s Day. FREE Case Review Call 305-662-6178 Text 786-808-1515 Free Consultation According to an analysis of alcohol-related fatal crashes published by Orange County injury firm, Callahan & Blaine, March 18th (the morning following St. Patrick’s Day), is the third most deadliest day of the year for alcohol-related car crashes. 35% of all fatal crashes on March 18th between 2015-2019 involved alcohol. Because St. Patrick The driver was believed to have have been under the influence of alcohol following St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. According to an initial CHP investigation, the driver and two passengers were According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 40% of fatal car crashes during St. Patrick’s Day weekend 2013 involved drunk driving. That percentage jumped to 55% of fatal crashes in the deadly hours between midnight of St. Patrick’s Day and 5:30 AM, when partiers were on their way home. In 2022 alone, 74 people were killed, and the risk increases at night—38% of drivers involved in fatal crashes between 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. on St. Patrick’s Day 2022 were drunk. “Don’t leave your safety to luck this St. Patrick’s Day,” said MADD CEO Stacey D. Stewart. Driver in triple fatal 2019 St. Patrick’s Day crash not guilty on all charges. 50, and Tessa Thompson, 10, died in March when their car was hit in a wrong-way crash on I-75 near Dayton. Fresno, CA – According to ABC30, authorities believe alcohol to be a factor in a fatal solo-vehicle crash that followed St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the early hours of Monday, March 18, 2024. The crash occurred near Clovis North High School, on Copper Avenue near Willow, around 1:30 AM. Several people injured in head-on crash on St. Patrick’s Day in Escondido Toggle header content News Several people were taken to the hospital after a head-on crash in Escondido Sunday afternoon. Here are some sobering statistics on the number of car accidents that occur on this day: In the United States, car accidents increase by 25% on St. Patrick’s Day. Drunk driving is involved in nearly 40% of all fatal car accidents on St. Patrick’s Day. The number of car accidents involving alcohol doubles from an average day to St. Patrick The police department also responded to two other vehicle rollover accidents that day. In each of those, the drivers also walked away with only minor injuries. Five car pile-up and a highway rollover. By 9:13 a.m. on St. Patrick's Day, however, Merkel police had already responded to their first crash of the day. FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Two people died and a third was hurt when the driver failed to make a curve in the road and overturned early Monday morning. It happened around 1:45 a.m. on Copper Avenue just east of Willow Avenue.
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