Statistics on accidents involving drinking and driving

The Department for Transport has published provisional statistics on accidents involving drinking and driving in Great Britain in 2007. The report,“Road casualties in Great Britain: 2007 provisional estimates for accidents involving illegal alcohol levels”, reveals that fatalities resulting from drink drive accidents fell by 18% from 560 in 2006 to 460 in 2007, whilst seriously injured casualties fell by 11% from 1,970 to 1,760.