Content BAC and Fatal Crash Age of Drinking Onset Negative Effects of Drunk Driving: How does alcohol affect a driver? Preventions Of Texting And Driving What are the consequences of drunk driving? ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND Alcohol causes drowsiness, slowed response time, distorted vision, impaired decision making, memory lapses , decreased coordination, and possibly unconsciousness. Do any of these symptoms seem safe to exhibit while operating a motor vehicle? This is why, according to the National Highway Traffic Consequences of Drinking and Driving Safety Administration , somebody dies every 50 minutes in this country as a result of drunk driving accidents. In 2018, a total of 10,511 people , died from drunk driving, which accounted for 29% of all vehicle-related deaths. […]