In the United States during 2005, approximately 1,300 children ages 14 years and younger died as occupants in motor vehicle crashes, and approximately 184,000 were injured. That’s an average of 4 deaths and 504 injuries each day.
1 out of 4 occupant deaths among children ages 0 to 14 years involved a drinking driver. More than 2/3 of these fatally injured children were riding with a drinking driver.