TRL | Alcohol and drugs in road fatalities

This report summarises the collection of blood alcohol content (BAC) and drug data for road traffic fatalities in 2020. These data are collected every year from Coroners and Scottish Fatal Investigation Units, matched to the Stats19 database of reported injury collisions in Great Britain, and delivered to the Department for Transport to help inform their drink driving statistics. This report contains an overview of the data collection method and a summary of BAC and drug data availability. More detailed analysis is also presented including breakdowns of BAC and drug data availability by road user class, fatality age and gender and time of collision. In addition, the BAC data have been analysed to examine the proportion of fatalities with BAC data recorded analysis is also presented including breakdowns of BAC and drug data availability by road user class, fatality age and gender and time of collision. In addition, the BAC data have been analysed to examine the proportion of fatalities with BAC data recorded which were over the legal limit for driving.

Alcohol and drugs in road fatalities

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