That's a 3 percent increase over 2007 and the highest yearly total in the department's history.
Officials are crediting education, training and targeted enforcement. They're also conducting more evaluations to find drivers under the influence of illegal or prescription drugs.
The number of alcohol-related crashes fell 3 percent last year, while the number of fatalities from those crashes were down by 9 percent from the prior year.
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