NEW MEXICO TEENAGERS IN CRASHES, 2005-2008 08:30 Friday, October 16, 2009 1
PRODUCED FOR THE NEW MEXICO TRAFFIC SAFETY BUREAU
UNDER CONTRACT # C04950
2 0 0 5 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 8
CATEGORY DESCRIPTION FATALITIES INJURIES FATALITIES INJURIES FATALITIES INJURIES FATALITIES INJURIES
TEENAGERS 60 4,098 50 3,754 50 3,325 35 2,922
SEX FEMALE 20 2,337 21 2,065 18 1,806 12 1,427
MALE 40 1,756 29 1,681 32 1,511 23 1,234
AGE 13 2 219 3 206 1 155 1 136
14 6 269 2 272 2 196 3 163
15 3 423 3 366 3 304 4 279
16 9 725 7 612 6 539 5 466
17 12 763 13 711 8 639 5 602
18 13 898 11 800 14 741 6 663
19 15 801 11 787 16 751 11 613
ALCOHOL IN CRASH COUNT 20 306 22 298 20 258 17 205
PERCENT 33 7 44 8 40 8 49 7
ALCOHOL IN VEHICLE COUNT 17 194 19 219 20 179 17 132
PERCENT 28 5 38 6 40 5 49 5
HELMET USAGE NO 5 86 2 114 2 105 4 134
YES 0 30 0 11 0 7 0 12
SEATBELT USAGE NO 36 400 28 254 24 219 20 140
YES 14 3,468 16 3,240 20 2,883 8 2,529
VEHICLE TYPE MOTOR VEHICLES 50 3,868 44 3,494 44 3,102 28 2,669
MOTORCYCLES 5 116 2 125 2 112 4 146
PEDALCYCLISTS 1 55 0 71 1 46 0 46
PEDESTRIANS 4 59 4 64 3 65 3 61
MONTH JANUARY 3 317 1 288 1 221 2 197
FEBRUARY 0 336 8 281 2 240 5 216
MARCH 4 395 4 334 4 253 4 291
APRIL 3 349 4 307 8 290 3 253
MAY 6 365 6 332 5 312 3 300
JUNE 5 337 5 327 4 276 3 223
JULY 9 370 4 336 3 308 2 221
AUGUST 7 337 7 337 2 283 3 215
SEPTEMBER 6 336 2 286 2 279 1 247
OCTOBER 5 380 2 353 6 304 6 301
NOVEMBER 4 266 3 284 6 288 1 255
DECEMBER 8 310 4 289 7 271 2 203
COMPARED TO ALL TEENAGERS 60 4,098 50 3,754 50 3,325 35 2,922
ALL 488 24,001 484 22,217 413 20,555 366 19,430
PERCENT TEENAG 12 17 10 17 12 16 10 15