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Alcohol-impaired driving deaths increased by a significant margin between 2019 and 2020. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 11,654 people died in traffic accidents that involved alcohol-impaired drivers in 2020. That marked a 14 percent increase from the year prior. The NHTSA notes that alcohol continues to pose a significant threat on America’s roadways. Data from the NHTSA indicates that nearly one-third of all traffic crash fatalities involve drivers whose blood alcohol content is above the legal limit.