Did you know?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says car crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers. Roughly one-quarter of those involve underage drivers who had been drinking.

In fact, the NHTSA says that, in 2017, young drivers between the ages of 16 and 24 made up 42% of drivers involved in fatal drunk-driving crashes. While the NHTSA estimates that laws that adopted a minimum legal drinking age of 21 have saved nearly 32,000 lives since 1975, the group also notes that young drivers who are legally able to drink still pose a significant threat.