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Traffic crashes caused by alcohol and drugs have surged in the past decade, as police are stopping and arresting fewer drunk drivers, according to a Bridge Michigan analysis of state traffic data. Since 2014, fatal alcohol-and-drug related crashes rose 40% while drunk-driving arrests fell 28% over that time, to 26,408 last year from 35,060 in 2014. Over the same time, car deaths blamed on alcohol and drugs rose to 445 last year from 319 in 2014. “There’s just less traffic enforcement,” said Jonathan Adkins, CEO of the nonprofit Governors Highway Safety Association, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit representing state highway safety offices.
Bridge Michigan
Story by Mike Wilkinson
July 29, 2024
Issue
Alcohol Impaired Driving
Law Enforcement
State
Michigan