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alcohol-related, although alcohol had nothing to do with causing the collision. Furthermore, if a sober motorist hits a drunk pedestrian, the incident is also listed as alcohol-related. Alcohol-related collisions are often mistakenly confused with alcohol-caused collisions. Some have criticized the NHTSA for compiling this statistic since it may give the impression that drunk drivers cause a much higher percentage of collisions and does not accurately reflect the problem of
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