QUICK FACTS FROM AEP RESEARCH

Liability among Servers and Providers of Alcohol

Who should be held liable for alcohol-related traffic crash injuries?

A survey of over 7,000 adults in the U.S. showed that:

• Hosts of private parties and bars who serve underage drinkers should be held to a much higher level of liability than those who serve adults, regardless of other factors.

• If a traffic crash injury involved a 17-year-old driver who was served at a bar, most respondents said:

• bar owners should be held at least as liable as the driver, particularly if the bar had a history of irresponsible behavior.

• bar owners should be held more liable than parents.

• If a traffic crash injury involved a 40-year-old driver who was served at a private party or a bar:

• Most respondents felt that the driver should be held more liable than the party host or bar owner.

• Male and female respondents assigned similar levels of liability.