The Incidence and Role of Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers

Terhune, K. W.; Ippolito, C. A.; Hendricks, Donald L.; Michalovic, J. G.; Bogema, S. C.; Santinga, P.; Blomberg, Richard D.; Preusser, David F.

doi:10.21949/1525574

i

The Incidence and Role of Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers

1992-10-30
By Terhune, K. W. ; Ippolito, C. A. ; Hendricks, Donald L.

File Language:

English

Details

Creators:

Terhune, K. W. ; Ippolito, C. A. ; Hendricks, Donald L. ; Michalovic, J. G. ; Bogema, S. C. ; Santinga, P. ; Blomberg, Richard D. ; Preusser, David F.
Corporate Creators:

Arvin/Calspan Corporation. Advanced Technology Center. Accident Research Group
Corporate Contributors:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-HS-808-065 ; GPO-1994-301-717-80492 ; 8023-1 ; NTIS-PB94151768
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1525574
Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final report
Corporate Publisher:

United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract:

Blood specimens were collected from a sample of 1882 drivers from 7 States, during 14 months in the years 1990 and 1991. The sample comprised operators of passenger cars, trucks, and motorcycles who died within 4 hours of their crash. Alcohol and 43 other drugs were studied, to determine their prevalence rates, their causal role in the crashes, and associated driver, vehicle, and crash factors. Coroner or medical examiner reports were obtained on all cases to ascertain cause of death, time of death, and other details. Police accident reports and reports from the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) were also obtained. Alcohol was found in 51.5% of the specimens, and other drugs were found in 17.8%. Other than alcohol, the most prevalent drugs were cannabis (6.7%), cocaine (5.3%), benzodiazepine tranquilizers (2.9%), and amphetamines (1.9%). Responsibility analysis was used to suggest impairment effects, which were found for alcohol alone and for alcohol-drug combinations. Further research was recommended to follow up indications of alcohol-drug additive effects. /Abstract from report summary page/
Format:

PDF
Funding:

DTNH22-88-C-07069
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1787/dot_1787_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 5.88 MB]
Collection(s):

NHTSA - Behavioral Safety Research
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:1c4258b86a574a209c1cfab7a0f92dbf2f6d21f4dae2a134b84f964b293bafbf

File Language:

English

ON THIS PAGE

Details

Found an issue?

Send us an email at:

publishinghd@cdc.gov

ROSA P serves as an archival repository of USDOT-published products including scientific findings, journal articles, guidelines, recommendations, or other information authored or co-authored by USDOT or funded partners. As a repository, ROSA P retains documents in their original published format to ensure public access to scientific information.