Concern over recent rink-drive figures

New figures show the number of people killed in drink-drive collisions reached a 13-year high in 2022. Published by the DfT, the data shows that between 290 and 320 people were killed in drink-drive collisions in 2022, with a central estimate of 300 fatalities.

The estimate is the highest since 2009 and represents an increase from 2021 – when there were 260 fatalities.

The estimate also means that the percentage of road deaths that were drink-drive related in 2022 was 18% – the same as in 1987- a figure described by the RAC as “abhorrent”. Meanwhile, the central estimate of the number of killed or seriously injured drink-drive casualties in 2022 is 1,920, an increase of 3% on 2021.

An estimated 6,800 people were killed or injured in drink-drive collisions, an increase of 1% from 2021.