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Drivers are at-fault in 90% of cyclist and pedestrian fatalities. (report, p. 25)  •  In 40% of fatal car/bike crashes the driver was drunk. (source)

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#1 2026-01-02 18:09:49

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Black DWI driver charged, for killing another driver (1/2026 Airport)

We're all used to drivers getting slaps on the wrist, if even that, for killing pedestrians and bicyclists, even if they were drunk, and even if the crash was a hit-and-run.

The following case was NOT hit-and run, but the driver was still charged with Intoxication Manslaughter.  The fact that she got a serious charge is probably because the victim was another driver (not a pedestrian or bicyclist), and because the drunk driver is black.

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/woman- … in-airport

How many white drunk and/or hit-and-run drivers get serious charges for killing cyclists and pedestrians?  Without looking it up, memory says it's a vanishingly small number.

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