By the numbers Drunken driving

10,434: Number of OUI arrests in Maine in 2003

1: Rank of beer as the choice of alcohol among heavy drinkers

8.5: Percentage of Americans who meet the criteria for alcohol abuse or alcoholism

17,419: Number of people who died in alcohol-related crashes in the U.S. in 2002

29: Percentage of motorcycle drivers in fatal crashes who were intoxicated

Source: Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Maine Department of Public Safety

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