Doctors warn that drinking and walking can be as dangerous as driving drunk

This year, many people have been listening to the requests of government officials and of insurance industry experts and are choosing not to drive after drinking, but many are surprised to hear that ER doctors are also stating that walking drunk can be dangerous, too. In fact, while these medical professionals are saying that you should have a designated driver when you travel home after having anything with alcohol in it, they’re also recommending a “designated walker.” Dr. Thomas Esposito from Maywood, Illinois’s Loyola University Health System said that pedestrian…

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Highest concentration of fatalities from accidents lies in just five states

A recent CDC study reveals the real cost of fatality accidents across the United States. The total number counts all 50 states; however, ten of the fifty states are responsible for at least half of the grand total. Thirty thousand fatality accidents a year across the U.S. adds up to a 41 billion dollar loss. Fatality accidents are very difficult for families and friends to deal with; and the economic toll is staggering. Fatalities cost each state hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions. The economic losses are from…

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