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BTW, the term "alcohol related" is a nice catch all phrase. If a drunk pedestrian stumbles into the path of a car and gets killed, it goes into the stats as another "alcohol related" motor vehicle death. True, but not accurate and not very representative of the facts.

I'll have to find the article that documents it, but if a stupid sober driver crosses into the path of an oncoming car whose driver just had a drink (and nowhere near intoxicated or even the legal limit) with dinner. . . You guessed it! It's another "alcohol related" accident. Even though the 'drinking' driver did nothing wrong.

I'm not advocating drunk driving, only honest reporting.

The phrase "alcohol related" in this article is a little cavalier. It includes deaths of perfectly innocent people who get killed by a drunk (or a druggie).