St. Patrick’s Day has become one of the most popular holidays in the United States and one of the most dangerous. St. Patrick’s Day is the third- biggest drinking holiday in the US.
St. Patrick’s Day by the numbers
- In 2018, 73 people were killed in drunk driving accidents over St. Patrick’s Day
- Beer sales increase by 174 percent on St. Patrick’s Day
- 33% of pedestrians who died on St. Patrick’s Day had a blood alcohol level over .08
- 69% of St. Patrick’s Day crash fatalities take place between midnight and 6 am
Common St. Patrick’s Day accidents are car accident but also
- Car accidents involving a car crash with another vehicle, crashing into property, or crashing into pedestrians.
- Physical altercations due to over-consumption accidents and injuries
