§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the number of(a) deaths and (b) pedestrian injuries caused by drivers under the influence of drink in (i) the west midlands and (ii) Walsall in 1990–91 and 1991–92.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe most recent available information relates to 1990 and is shown in the following table.
Casualties in accidents where at least one driver is over the legal blood or breach alchohol limit Total deaths 1990 Pedestrian deaths 1990 Pedestrian injuries 1990 West Midlands 33 8 67 Walsall 3 0 8 1 Accidents where a driver was positively breath tested or where coroners reports showed a blood alcohol level over the limit. No assumption is made of the cause of the accident.