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Questions  Are young drivers over represented in the percentage
of fatal crashes in the United States? Yes. Drivers between 15
and 20 years old accounted for 6.9 percent of the U.S.
population in 1998, but 14 percent of all drivers in fatal
vehicle crashes. (NHTSA) What is Virginia's policy on underage
drinking and driving? Virginia has a zero tolerance law for
drinking and driving for persons under age 21. If you are
convicted of driving after illegally consuming alcohol and were
found to have a BAC of 0.02 and less than 0.08, the court
penalty will include a suspension of your driving privilege for
one year from the date of conviction, and a minimum mandatory
fine of $500, or the requirement that you complete at least 50
hours of community service. Have the percentages of teenage
drivers fatally injured in vehicle crashes because of drinking
changed over time? During the 1980s, the