According to the South Carolina 2007 Traffic Collision Fact Book, in 2007, 5.31 drivers aged 20-24 per 1,000 licensed drivers were involved in traffic collisions where DUI was a contributing factor.  This constituted the largest age group.  The next largest was drivers aged 25-29.  The rate decreased by age group for ever other age group.

In SC in 2008 there were

·         403 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities

·         60 of these involved youth under age 21

·         There was a 21.2% increase in alcohol-impaired drving fatalities per 100,000 population (85.3% increase for youth under age 21)

·         77% of alcohol-impaired fatalities involved high blood alcohol content (.15+)

·         69% of repeat offenders who had a BAC of .15+ were involved in alcohol-impaired driving fatalities

·         25.3% of 12-20 year-olds reported that they had consumed alcohol in the past month, and 14.9% reported that they had engaged in binge drinking in the past month, 2006-2007

·         94 of the 14,742 persons arrested for DUI in 2008 were under 18 years old

·         16 of the 105 persons arrested for drunkenness were under age 18