Question

Alcohol use, for either the driver or the pedestrian, was reported in almost __________ of all traffic crashes involving pedestrian fatalities.

Answer 1

If we study the yearly reports on accidents that took place in the USA, the common percentage that is displayed every year rounds about a thirty percent of the total accidents. However, there is always a slight shift of 0.2 to 2.0 percent for the same, every year. So it is almost clear that 30% of the total accidents (in a year) occur due to alcohol.

Therefore, the blank must be filled with the word that is mentioned in bold and is underlined:

Alcohol use, .... pedestrian, was ..... almost one-third of all ... crashes involving ... fatalities.

In my opinion, this is the best-suited answer without any options provided.