How Many Car Accidents Are Caused By Alcohol Each Year?

How Many Car Accidents Are Caused By Alcohol Each Year? Drunk driving causes more than 10,000 deaths every year, about 1/3 of all traffic-related deaths. In a recent year, more than 230 children were killed in drunk-driving crashes, the NHTSA reports. How many car accidents does alcohol cause? How big is the problem? In 2016,