Montana has one of the highest alcohol related fatality rates in the nation per vehicle mile traveled. Montana is also identified as one of 13 states by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as a Strategic Evaluation State because of its high impaired driving rate. During 2003, alcohol related fatalities were at 48.9% of all fatalities and alcohol related crashes were 9.4% of all crashes in the state.
OUR GOALS
Reduce alcohol-related fatality rate to 0.9% per 100 million vehicle miles travelled by 2009.
Reduce the percentage of alcohol-related fatalities to 40% of all fatalities by 2009.
