Drug users now cause almost as many traffic deaths in Michigan as drunken drivers, a trend police blame on prescription drugs, the opioid epidemic and the easy availability of marijuana, medical and otherwise.
Over the past decade, fatal drunken-driving crashes across the state are down 36%, while those caused by people impaired by drugs have risen 263%.
Links
[1] http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/michigan/drugged-driving-crashes-surging-across-michigan/458951838
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/michigan
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/fatalities
[4] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/car%2A