A study conducted by the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety shows that the state of Arizona has actually cut the fatality rate from drunken driving in half from the drunk driving fatality rate in 1995. Arizona, which has been long-known to have a high number of drunk drivers, is now closing in on the national rate, which is also decreasing.
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety has reportedly increased its spending on ad campaigns to prevent drunk driving and DUI enforcement by more than 800 percent from 2004 to 2010. This could be one reason why the state has seen a decrease in the number of DUI deaths. Another reason could be due to new regulations and laws regarding drinking while driving. The state didn't have the legal limit of .08 percent until 2001. Since then, Arizona has passed laws to require all first-time DUI offenders to install ignition-interlock devices on their vehicles. First time DUI offenders that have a blood-alcohol level of .20 or more also face a minimum of 180 days in jail thanks to the state's super extreme DUI law, one of the harshest DUI laws in the country.
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The Consequences of "Super Extreme" DUI in Arizona (FindLaw's KnowledgeBase)
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Arizona DUI Law (FindLaw)
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