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The 10 cities in America with the highest risk of drunk driving fatalities

The 10 cities in America with the highest risk of drunk driving fatalities

More than 10,000 people die every year in the U.S. from drunk driving

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More than 40,000 people die every year in the U.S. due to car crashes — 32% of which are linked to drunk driving.

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The epidemic of drunk driving is killing far too many people — and it’s particularly bad in some cities.

Summit Defense Criminal Lawyers compiled research to see which big cities are drunk driving hotspots. It looked at the number of fatal accidents involving drunk drivers and the percentage of binge drinkers per city to create its ranking.

Continue reading to see which 10 cities are the biggest drunk driving hot spots:

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#10: El Paso, Texas

#10: El Paso, Texas

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#9: Houston, Texas

#9: Houston, Texas

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#8: Denver, Colorado

#8: Denver, Colorado

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#7: Fort Worth, Texas

#7: Fort Worth, Texas

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#6: Charlotte, North Carolina

#6: Charlotte, North Carolina

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#5: Kansas City, Missouri

#5: Kansas City, Missouri

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#4: San Antonio, Texas

#4: San Antonio, Texas

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#3: Dallas, Texas

#3: Dallas, Texas

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#2: Chicago, Illinois

#2: Chicago, Illinois

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#1: Austin, Texas

#1: Austin, Texas

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