Fatal motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) continue to be a common occurrence worldwide. This
paper presents a retrospective analysis of the toxicological investigation of drivers and
motorcyclists fatally injured in MVCs in Scotland from 2012 to 2015. One hundred and
eighteen cases with full toxicological analysis, ie, alcohol, drugs of abuse and prescription
drugs, were examined. Of those 118 MVC cases, 74 (63%) were car drivers, 32 (27%) were
motorcyclists and the remaining were drivers of other vehicles such as large goods vehicles …