Drunken driving fatalities rose in Maryland, Virginia and the District last year, while the death toll continued a decades-long decline in much of the country.

Alcohol-related highway fatalities were up a combined 7 percent in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. between 2010 and 2011, as 27 other states reduced their total deaths attributed to impaired drivers, according to a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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