Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children ages one year or older.

A total of 2,335 (24 percent) of the 9, 622 child passengers

who died in crashes from 1997 to 2002 involved drinking drivers.

CDC

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The following Public Service Announcement featuring Jacqueline Saburido, victim of a 1999 DWI crash who was badly disfigured.

Click on the picture below to see this video.

Warning: The footage is graphic and may be very disturbing.