National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

TEXAS “BIG State BIG Challenges”

Frank Marrero Regional Program Manager

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Drunk Driver Plows into Mexican Bike Race One Dead, 10 Injured , June 1, 2008

This Is What We Want To Prevent

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•  Ignition Interlocks •  Increased Enforcement •  Publicity and Prevention Programs •  DWI Task Force and Czar •  Mandatory Treatment for Subsequent Offenders

DWI Courts •  License Revocation •  Victim Impact Panels •  Alcohol Sales Restrictions •  Research to guide legislative choices

Many Interventions Contributed to Reducing Drunk Driving in NM

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NEW ENGLAND REGION 1

85K SQ MI

TEXAS

3X LARGER

269K SQ MI

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Region 6 TOTAL FATALITIES

STATE 2008 2009 2010 2011 % Change (2008-2011) 2012 2013*

% Change (2012-2013)

LA 916 824 721 680 -25.8% 723 703 -2.8% MS 783 700 641 630 -19.5% 582 613 5.3% NM 366 361 349 350 -4.4% 366 310 -15.3% OK 750 737 668 696 -7.2% 709 678 -4.4% TX 3,476 3,104 3,023 3,054 -12.1% 3,408 3,382 -0.8%

Region 6 Total 6,291 5,726 5,402 5,410 -14.0% 5,788 5,686 -1.8% National 37,423 33,883 32,999 32,479 -13.2% 33,782 32,719 -3.1%

Indian Nations**

564 531 438 569 0.9% 553 *** NA

Total Fatalities

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Region 6 ALCOHOL IMPAIRED FATALITIES (BAC= .08+)

STATE 2008 2009 2010 2011 % Change (2008-2011) 2012 2013* % Change

(2012-2013)

LA 339 290 226 219 -35.4% 235 234 -0.4% MS 251 233 174 159 -36.7% 191 210 9.9% NM 105 112 119 104 -1.0% 97 93 -4.1% OK 242 229 218 222 -8.3% 209 170 -18.7% TX 1,310 1,253 1,270 1,216 -7.2% 1,290 1,337 3.6%

Region 6 Total 2,247 2,117 2,007 1,920 -14.6% 2,022 2,044 1.1% National 11,711 10,759 10,136 9,865 -15.8% 10,336 10,076 -2.5%

Indian Nations**

242 248 199 246 1.7% 256 *** NA

Alcohol Impaired Fatalities

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Region 6 -Traffic Safety Program Expenditures for Impaired Driving *Amounts and Percentages shown do not include 164 HE or 154 HE funding.Data Source is NHTSA Grants Tracking System.

402AL

410

164

154

405d

TotalIDExpenditures*

TotalProgramExpenditures*

%ofFundsExpendedforID*

FY09 $3,101,780

$13,706,780

$7,387,121

$7,128,433

$0

$31,324,113

$74,160,496

42.24%

FY10 $2,564,292

$20,676,082

$7,387,121

$5,944,802

$0

$36,572,297

$77,388,708

47.26%

FY11 $1,847,794

$18,254,486

$7,309,349

$7,567,669

$0

$34,979,297

$72,828,850

48.03%

FY12 $1,804,106$ $22,780,511

$6,507,711

$6,989,775

$0

$38,082,103

$72,533,975

52.50%

FY13 $5,621,191

$23,068,509

$6,653,452

$5,737,410

$0

$41,080,562

$71,675,456

57.31%

FY14 $776,982

$9,496,313

$9,465,040

$6,299,376

$18,755,296

$44,793,007

$82,985,812

53.98%

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Total Program Expenditures VS ID Expenditures

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402AL 410 405dTotalID

Expenditures*TotalProgramExpeditures*

%oftotalProgramExpenditures*

FY09 $2,095,299 $3,747,419 $0 $5,842,718 $34,583,287 16.89%

FY10 $1,688,544 $9,544,158 $0 $11,232,701 $35,611,038 31.54%

FY11 $1,152,970 $10,363,273 $0 $11,516,243 $32,400,651 35.54%

FY12 $1,006,317 $15,513,384 $0 $16,519,701 $36,030,925 45.85%

FY13 $4,689,431 $11,791,191 $0 $16,480,622 $34,335,173 48.00%

FY14 $35,003 $5,499,451 $11,992,143 $17,526,596 $40,506,381 43.27%

State of Texas- Traffic Safety Program Expenditures for Impaired Driving- *Amounts and Percentages shown do not include 164 HE or 154 HE funding. Data Source is

NHTSA Grants Tracking System.

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•  Identify Goals •  Use Carrots and Sticks •  Eliminate Hoops •  Close Loopholes •  Triage Sanctions •  Research

WE NEED TO CONTINUE

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•Actively enforcing existing 0.08% BAC laws, minimum legal drinking age laws, and zero tolerance laws for drivers younger than 21 years old. •Promptly taking away the driver's licenses of people who drive while intoxicated. •Using sobriety checkpoints •Putting health promotion efforts into practice that influence economic, organizational, policy, and school/community action. •Using community-based approaches to alcohol control and DWI prevention. (MADD & TST) •Requiring mandatory substance abuse assessment and treatment, if needed, for DWI offenders. •Raising the unit price of alcohol by increasing taxes.

How can deaths and injuries from impaired driving be prevented?

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NHTSA RESOURCES

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NHTSA ACTIVITIES

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Impaired Driving

Assessment

August 17-21, 2015

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Can We Strive for Zero Fatalities?

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