According to Century Council\u2019s statistics, 838 drivers between 15 and 20 were killed in auto crashes involved a blood alcohol concentration of .01 or higher, accounting for 31 percent of these types of crashes. Young drivers who had a BAC of .08 accounted for 25 percent in 2008. It is also reported that more young males (26 percent) are being killed in auto crashes than young women (14 percent).<\/p>\n
There are several factors attributing to the high auto crash fatalities among young people who drink and drive. First, young people who do drink usually consume a higher amount of alcohol at one sitting, which is known as binge drinking. Binge drinking consists of having five or more drinks consecutively. Binge drinking is also considered a usual \u201crite of passage\u201d in United States. This often evolves into college drinking, when teenagers graduate from high school and continue the trend in college. Monitoring the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to Century Council\u2019s statistics, 838 drivers between 15 and 20 were killed in auto crashes involved a blood alcohol concentration of .01 or higher, accounting for 31 percent of these types of crashes. Young drivers who had a BAC…<\/span><\/p>\n