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New Jersey named one of the states with the ‘least drunk driving’
The coronavirus pandemic stored a lot of New Jersey from commuting to and from work, and from attending social gatherings. But the variety of drunk-driving fatalities elevated considerably in 2020 in comparison with 2019, in response to nationwide knowledge.
A brand new evaluation of this knowledge, although, means that New Jersey was one of many states with the “least drunk driving” in 2020.
“New Jersey’s truly among the best by far. New Jersey has accomplished very well two years in a row,” stated Leo Waldenback, co-founder of Zutobi, a web based schooling useful resource for drivers.
Zutobi’s DUI report ranks New Jersey fourth finest among the many states, primarily based on plenty of key measures comparable to DUI arrests and DUI fatalities.
For each 100,000 drivers, New Jersey recorded about 230 DUI arrests in 2020, in response to the report. That quantity tops 300 in lots of states, and is larger than 900 in South Dakota.
In accordance with the report, 25% of all New Jersey highway fatalities in 2020 have been the product of drunk driving. The speed was 30% nationally. There have been 2.4 DUI highway fatalities in New Jersey per 100,000 drivers. Solely New York, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia recorded decrease charges.
Nonetheless, 151 people misplaced their lives in New Jersey due to drunk driving in 2020, in response to the report. That determine represents a 17.1% soar from 2019. The nationwide tally jumped 15% yr over yr.
“I believed all highway fatalities would go down in 2020, that drunk driving would go down, that distracted driving would go down. However we have seen fairly the other,” Waldenback stated.
New Jersey in 2020 noticed an increase in deadly motorized vehicle crashes — 549 deadly wrecks that resulted in 587 lives misplaced, in response to New Jersey State Police knowledge. The numbers have been even larger in 2021.
Dino Flammia is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You may attain him at dino.flammia@townsquaremedia.com
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