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Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states. Here are some more numbers from the report:
13,000
Number of people killed in crashes in which the driver was legally drunk.
4%
Overall, alcohol deaths were down this much compared with 2006.
1,621
Number of motorcyclists killed in alcohol-impaired crashes in 2007 — up 7.5 percent from 2006.
117
California had this many fewer alcohol-impaired driving deaths in 2007, the largest decrease in the nation.
66
North Carolina had this many more deaths, the most among states.
