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Fatal Accidents are Higher Around Holidays

Posted on Dec 20, 2011

According to the Texas Motor Vehicle Crash Statistics, there were 26 fatal car crashes from December 23 - December 26, 2010 resulting in 29 total fatalities in Texas. There were a further 25 fatal accidents totaling 27 deaths from Thursday December 30 - Sunday January 2, 2011.

In Texas there was at least one fatal car accident resulting in one or more deaths every single day in 2010. There was a total of 3,023 deaths due to car accidents in 2010, slightly down from 3,109 in 2009. That is an average of over 8 people every day. The average is closer to 9 people per day during the holidays.

Drunk driving accidents are 100% preventable yet these accidents happen all of the time, especially around the holidays. In 2010 in Texas 985 people were killed (about 33% of all accidents) in accidents where one of more of the drivers was charged with a DUI.

Take a stand against drunk driving this holiday season and offer to be a designated driver for yourself and your loved ones.