South Dakota leads in DUI fatalities over Thanksgiving weekend

Published by admin on Fri, 12/01/2023 - 9:17am

LINCOLNN COUNTY DUI -- Authorities said the driver of this car was charged with driving under the influ- ence after rolling it on a Lincoln County road in 2016. A 2022 Forbes survey found 52% of South Dakota drivers have seen someone they know drive drunk after a holi- day party. ~Courtesy Photo

By Jacob Boyko

The Jerry AllCar App has some sobering news for South Dakota drivers this Thanksgiving. The state ranks No. 1 for the percentage of fatal car accidents involving drunken drivers during the holiday. Over recent Thanksgiving weekends, which begin 6 p.m. Wednesday and last until 6 a.m. Monday, the state saw an average of 0.79 drunken driving fatalities per 100,000 people.

That means 57% of the total fatal crashes involved drunken drivers.

The vehicle fatality report shows South Dakota far ahead of runners-up North Dakota and South Carolina at 0.55 and 10th-place Nebraska at 0.35 per 100,000 people between 2012 and 2021. For more on this story and many more please purchase a copy of the Sisseton Courier on news stands now or purchase a copy of the E-edtion on this website.

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