{"id":6408,"date":"2018-08-28T16:54:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T22:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/?p=6408"},"modified":"2019-04-24T12:10:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T18:10:26","slug":"labor-day-fourth-deadliest-holiday-drunk-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/labor-day-fourth-deadliest-holiday-drunk-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor Day Fourth Deadliest Holiday for Drunk Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

As summer winds down, Americans are looking forward to Labor Day\u2014the last holiday of the season and last chance to wear white. But a wardrobe faux pas isn\u2019t the only thing to worry about during the holiday weekend. With 298 average traffic fatalities a year<\/a>, Labor Day may mark the end of summer, but it is also the fourth most dangerous weekend to be on the roads.<\/p>\n

States with the Most Labor Day Drunk Driving Deaths<\/h2>\n

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/a> (NHTSA), 40% of traffic deaths during the 2015 Labor Day holiday weekend involved alcohol, with 23% involving drivers with a BAC of 0.15+. But some states are more dangerous than others when it comes to drunk driving fatalities.<\/p>\n

With 12 drunk driving deaths, research from Finder shows California is the most dangerous state to be on the road during Labor Day weekend<\/a>. Missouri follows close behind with 10 deaths and Texas in third at nine deaths. And with 67% of alcohol-involved Labor Day traffic fatalities occurring between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., night time is the deadliest time to be on the road.<\/p>\n

Celebrating Safely<\/h2>\n

Drunk driving puts everyone on the road at risk. Follow these tips to safely celebrate Labor Day and the end of summer:<\/p>\n