South Dakota Ranks High on List of Worst Drunk-Driving States
The last several months have brought a barrage of good and bad news for our state. Where the scale rests, I'm not sure, but here is more weight for the not-so-good side. Car Insurance Comparison's website reveals the worst states for drunk-driving.
If you guessed South Dakota landing at number 6, you win. They considered five elements:
- Cost per fatality from drunk-driving accidents
- A state's drunk-driving-related deaths
- A state's drunk-driving-related arrests
- Laws related to drunk-driving
- Penalties for drunk-driving
After combing through all of the data, these are the resulting top ten most dangerous states for drunk-driving.
- North Dakota
- Montana
- Idaho
- Wisconsin
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- New Mexico
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
It makes you wonder just who you are sharing the road with every time you get in your vehicle, doesn't it? Let's be careful out there!
Source: Newser.com, USA Today and Car Insurance Comparison.com
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