(KAIR)--Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving is the motto of a sober driving campaign, timed with Halloween and launched in Kansas.
That’s according to a release, which explains the Kansas Safety Traffic Resource Office is partnering with local law enforcement officials, and other health and safety advocates, to spread the message about the dangers of impaired driving.
The Halloween-themed release outlines what it calls “scary stats,” or statistics, pertaining to impaired driving dangers, with the release saying that “approximately one-third of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers,” noting that in 2020, there were 11,654 people killed in drunk-driving crashes.
In 2020, 56 people were killed on Halloween night in drunk-driving crashes, with adults between the ages of 21 and 34 having the highest percentage of fatalities, at 68%, in drunk-driving crashes on Halloween night in 2020.
The release tells those who choose to use alcohol for Halloween celebrations to plan ahead, arranging a sober driver in advance of the spooky parties.
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