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Indiana Ranks In Top 10 For Least Problems With Drunk Drivers

Last updated on Monday, March 13, 2017

(UNDATED) - In an effort to keep Americans safer on the roads this year, BackgroundChecks.org researched state driving under the influence rankings. The report was released on Thurday. BackgroundChecks.org used a combination of CDC, Department of Transportation data, and local state data, to create a comprehensive score for each state.

Indiana was ranked number 8 as one of ten best states, having the least problems with drunk driving.

The 10 states with the least driving under the influence problems are: New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, Utah, Rhode Island, Virginia, Indiana, Washington, and Kansas.

The top 10 states with DUI problems in America are Wyoming,North Dakota,South Dakota,Montana, South Carolina, Mississippi,New Mexico, Kentucky, and Maine.

"The fact that over 10,000 people a year die from drunk driving related accidents is a travesty", said Trent Wilson, co-author of the research. "We hope this research will open some eyes and make people think twice before drinking and driving."

Driving under the influence were on the rise in 2016, according to data released late last year by the CDC and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

BackgroundChecks.org is an organization devoted to Public Safety, Online Privacy, Home Security, and Open Government. Their technology tools and resources are used by hundreds of thousands of users each to month. As part of their commitment to public safety, they constantly conduct new research to shed insight on issues that affect the public welfare.

The full research is available here: http://backgroundchecks.org/which-states-have-the-worst-dui-problems.html

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