Frightening Drunk Driving Related Car Accident Stats in Houston Continue to Rise in 2013
Posted on June 17, 2013 by jlong
Harris County is Drunk Driving Capital of Texas
Harris County has earned an embarrassing nickname: the drunk driving capital of Texas. Some of Houston’s most popular nicknames like “Mission Control”, “Space City”, and “H Town” are preferable, but there’s no disputing the statistics that earned Houston this shameful pseudonym. Texas already has one of the highest drunk driving accident and fatality rates in the United States, so Harris County’s status as the drunk driving capital of Texas is an exceptionally dishonorable distinction. Drunk driving car accidents & the number of fatalities resulting from them in Houston and Texas are slowly but steadily rising, and so far the 2013 alcohol-related fatality rate in Harris County is poised to exceed both the 2011 and 2012 figures if the trend continues.
Frightening Drunk Driving Death Stat Comparison of Harris County, Texas, and US Figures
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