Although it's difficult to tell when drugged driving is a cause of accidents, the findings renew concern that marijuana and opioids are factors for a growing safety crisis on American roadways.

Driving while on drugs was associated with more deaths in 2015 than driving with alcohol in one’s system, a new report found. Still, some safety experts caution that drunken driving remains a ...

CARS.COM — Drugged driving is officially more prevalent than drunken driving. According to a just-released report from the Governors Highway Safety Association, 57 percent of fatally injured ...

Lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing Wednesday on the dangers of drug-impaired driving.There is growing concern in Congress over the issue as data from the Governors … ...

The dangers of drugged driving are outpacing drunk driving. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 01 / 210126171607.htm ...

A new study finds that among 44,000 U.S. drivers involved in fatal single-vehicle car crashes between 1998 and 2009, 25% tested positive for drug use. The most common drugs were marijuana, cocaine ...

Crashes on Utah roads increasing with more 'drugged driving' incidents . by Jacob Taylor & Matthew Jacobson, KUTV. Wed, December 13th 2023 at 7:30 AM. Updated Wed, December 13th 2023 at 9:26 AM.

According to state records, 32,502 drunk driving arrests were made in 2015 (the most recent year available by the DMV) compared to 4,282 arrests for drugged driving.

It's something everyone on the road should know - drug-related car crash deaths have eclipsed drunk driving fatal accidents. That's according to a new report released by the Governors Highway Safety ...

Drug-related DUIs rose from 200 10 years ago to 4,000 last year. One of the leading causes seems to be from the availability of prescription drugs to teens.

According to DPS, 6,769 drugged driving incidents were recorded between 2012 and 2016. That increased to 15,133 incidents between 2017 and 2021, a 123% increase.

Drugged driving arrests were up 96% between 2018 and 2022 when compared with the previous four-year period, ... They rose from 8,069 incidents between 2013 and 2017 to 15,810 in the next four years.