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Citation |
Rao Y, Zhao Z, Zhang Y, Ye Y, Zhang R, Liang C, Wang R, Sun Y, Jiang Y. Forensic Sci. Int. 2013; 224(1-3): 117-122. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Forensic Medicine (Center of Forensic Science), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing) |
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23265442 |
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Abstract |
The objective of this project was to investigate the incidence of alcohol consumption in fatal traffic deaths in Shanghai, one of the largest cities in China. A study was conducted on 803 individuals killed in road accidents during the period 2009-2011, in terms of alcohol-positive rate, mean blood alcohol content (BAC), gender, age, vehicle type, pedestrian alcohol problem, single-vehicle vs multiple-vehicle crashes, and time of day. It was found that 28.9% of the drivers involved had a BAC≥0.20mg/mL (limit of civil offense) and 21.8% had a BAC≥0.80mg/mL (limit of criminal offense). The mean BAC of alcohol-positive drivers (with a BAC≥0.20mg/mL) was 1.51mg/mL. The vast majority of the drivers involved were males. With regards to age, the largest group was of drivers aged between 40 and 49 years group in both alcohol-negative cases (26.8%) and alcohol-positive cases (26.2%). Motorcycles were most likely to be involved, representing 34.4% of alcohol-negative crashes and 51.6% of alcohol-positive crashes. Very high BACs were common among alcohol-positive pedestrians, yet all female pedestrians were alcohol-negative. Single-vehicle crashes were over-represented in alcohol-positive cases. Alcohol-negative crashes and alcohol-positive crashes most often happened during the time period of 17:00-18:59 and 19:00-20:59, respectively. Language: en |