America's Deadliest
Drunken Drivers

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  With more stringent laws and the strong presence of sobriety checkpoints and interlock devices, New York state had the fewest driving-related fatalities in 2006 with only 2.06 per 100,000 people.
  
  Other states, however, had a much tougher year. From Wyoming to Tennessee, here are the states with the most fatalities per capita.
  
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• Wyoming

  No. 1: Wyoming

  That's right -- Wyoming, the Equality State, has the unfortunate position of being number 1 on Forbes' list of drunk driving fatalities in the United States.
  
  Drunken driving-related fatalities per 100,000 people in 2006: 13.01
  
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• Mississippi

  No. 2: Mississippi

  Mississippi's large number of drunk drivers per capita bring it to the number 2 position on Forbes' list of states with drunk driving fatalities.
  
  Drunken driving-related fatalities per 100,000 people in 2006: 10.99
  
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  Next: Montana

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• Montana

  No. 3: Montana

  Wide open spaces aren't enough to keep Montana from being number 3 on this list.
  
  Drunken driving-related fatalities per 100,000 people in 2006: 10.90
  
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  Next: South Carolina

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• South Carolina

  No. 4: South Carolina

  South Carolina takes fourth place in Forbes' list of states with drunk driving fatalities.
  
  Drunken driving-related fatalities per 100,000 people in 2006: 9.72
  
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  Next: South Dakota

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• South Dakota

  No. 5: South Dakota

  South Dakota, the Mount Rushmore state, now has the unenviable position of number 5 on the list of states with drunk driving fatalities.
  
  Drunken driving-related fatalities per 100,000 people in 2006: 8.82
  
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