{"id":369,"date":"2012-10-11T15:37:22","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/?p=369"},"modified":"2012-10-11T15:37:22","modified_gmt":"2012-10-11T15:37:22","slug":"cdc-report-shows-significant-decline-in-teen-drunk-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/cdc-report-shows-significant-decline-in-teen-drunk-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC Report Shows Significant Decline in Teen Drunk Driving."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A new report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a 54% decline over the past 20 years in the number of teens who are drinking and driving.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WEczQaYdmUk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to the report, this dramatic dip is due, in part, to the zero tolerance laws that make it illegal for underage teens to have any amount of alcohol in their system while driving. The study also pointed to the success of graduated driver\u2019s license programs as a significant factor in the decline.<\/p>\n<p>Though the reported decline is encouraging, teen drunk driving still remains a pressing issue. Nearly <strong>2,000 teens between the ages of 16 and 19 are killed every year<\/strong> in America in motor vehicle crashes, many of which are alcohol related.<\/p>\n<p>Have you or someone you love been injured or suffered a wrongful death in a Massachusetts drunk driving auto accident? If so, please call our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-drunk-driving-oui-dui-dwi-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Massachusetts drunk driver personal injury attorneys<\/a>, Boston personal injury lawyers or <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-wrongful-death.php\">Massachusetts wrongful death attorneys<\/a>, <strong>24 hours a day, 7 days a week<\/strong>, at <strong>617-787-3700<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Call our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/\">expert Massachusetts attorneys<\/a> today at <strong>617-787-3700<\/strong> or email our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-about-gil-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Boston, MA law firm<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\">info@gilhoylaw.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/\">Boston, MA lawyers<\/a> are available <strong>24\/7<\/strong> for your <strong>free and confidential consultation. Your needs are our top priority!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a 54% decline over the past 20 years in the number of teens who are drinking and driving. According to the report, this dramatic dip is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/cdc-report-shows-significant-decline-in-teen-drunk-driving\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29,15,8,4,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":370,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369\/revisions\/370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}