It followed that New York became the first state to adopt a law prohibiting drinking and driving. Soon after, California and a number of other states adopted similar laws. However, the definition of "drunk driving " was subjective at that time as there was no real means of evaluating the level of intoxication. People made judgment calls to determine whether someone should get behind the wheel or not.
Today, the negative statistics of drunk driving in the United States are staggering. Every day, nearly 30 people in the U.S. die in motor vehicle crashes involving an alcohol impaired driver. Alcohol impaired driving crashes account for nearly one-third of all traffic-related deaths in the
U.S. each year. On average, two out of every three people will be involved in drunk driving related crashes within their lifetime. In 2012 alone, 10,322 people were killed in alcohol related vehicle accidents. The enormous estimated economic costs of drunk driving is approximately $199 billion dollars a year in the United States. The financial burden after receiving a DUI, including expensive fines and court costs, can be crippling for drivers. On top of that, they pay again after their car insurance premiums