Impaired Driving Prevention

The Impaired Driving Prevention Key Area will track strategies and action steps directly related to the prevention of fatalities and serious injuries due to alcohol- and drug-impaired driving.

Chair: Shannon Bryant, Nevada Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP)

Vice Chair: Meg Matta, Department of Public Safety – Office of Traffic Safety

Facilitator: Lindsay Saner, Kimley-Horn

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687 people lost their lives in impaired driving crashes on Nevada roads between 2016-2020.

The Nevada Crash Data Dashboard provides information on who is involved in impaired driving fatalities and fatal crashes, where and when these crashes occurred, and why they happened. Nevada’s strategies to reduce impaired driving fatalities and serious injuries are listed below.

Events

February 23, 2023 – Impaired Driving Prevention Key Area Task Force Meeting

Strategies

Enhance driving under the influence (DUI) deterrence through improved criminal justice system response.
Support training and education for law enforcement agencies and commit to high-visibility DUI enforcement.
Improve understanding of impaired driving issues through better data.
Improve primary prevention efforts aimed at driving under the influence or riding with an impaired driver.

Resources

Documents	Download	Date
Impaired Driving Prevention August 2022 Key Area Task Force Meeting Summary	PDF	08/2022
Impaired Driving Prevention May 2022 Key Area Task Force Meeting Summary	PDF	05/2022
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2018 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Traffic Safety Facts	PDF	06/2020
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Alcohol and Drugs	Website	02/2020
Ignition Interlocks – What You Need To Know: A Toolkit for Policymakers, Highway Safety Professionals, And Advocates – Updated 2019	PDF	11/2019
Impacts of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado – A Report Pursuant to Senate Bill 13-283	PDF	10/2018
Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States	PDF	05/2018