TY  - JOUR
T1  - ALcohol and motor accidents
AU  - Campbell HE
Y1  - 1959/08/08
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1959.03010150085020
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1841
EP  - 1841
VL  - 170
IS  - 15
N2  - To the Editor:— 
    It has become increasingly obvious that the influence of alcohol is the most frequent human factor responsible for serious motorcar crashes. The records of Dr. S. R. Gerber at the county coroner's office, Cleveland, for the last 19 years show that 46% of the pedestrians, 54% of the drivers, and 42% of the passengers had been drinking. Since these figures include deaths up to 12 hours after the crash, Dr. Gerber points out that some of the victims tested had survived a sufficient length of time to metabolize alcohol present at the time of the "accident," and, therefore, contributed to the number of negative tests.A recent study by Haddon and Bradess from Westchester County, New York, revealed that 87 drivers had died within four hours of their single-vehicle crash. Eighty-three, or 95%, of these had had blood alcohol level determinations. Of the 83, 73% had been
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1959.03010150085020
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010150085020
ER  -