Drinking and driving on the decline

By Robert King

Published December 27, 2016 6:06pm ET

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Drinking and driving on the decline — The share of Americans who drove under the influence dropped from 15.3 percent in 2002 to 11 percent in 2014. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) | Bebeto Matthews

Drinking and driving in the U.S. fell over a 12-year period, but 27 million Americans still drove under the influence in 2014, new federal data shows.

The percentage of Americans who drove under the influence dropped from 15.3 percent in 2002 to 11 percent in 2014, a federal report released Tuesday shows.

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