Only those crashes in which the driver died were selected because the data are more complete in these cases. The study examined 125,504 crashes that involved 103,429 male drivers and 22,075 female drivers. Because single-vehicle crashes are known to more often involve alcohol use, analysis of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) reporting by State and year for these data was conducted to avoid bias from States with less complete data. Findings show that drinking and driving for both sexes decreased over the 10-year period. Convergence in drinking and driving behavior is not a viable explanation for women's increased traffic deaths. Women are now as likely as men to have a driver's license, and women have also increased their annual mileage. Increased exposure to traffic death may provide a better explanation of women's increasing fatalities. From a broader perspective of the application of the convergence hypothesis, the criminology literature deems it too simplistic. Steffensmeier and Allan (1988) find the viewpoint that female emancipation is responsible for the increase in female crime to be inconsistent with the evidence that shows women are concentrated in crimes that represent extensions of traditional role activities. They recommend that future research focus on how the social structure differentially impacts both sexes and their corresponding behaviors. 6 tables and 29 references