drunk driver
noun
variants
or drunken driver
chiefly US
: a person who drives a vehicle while drunk
He was killed by a drunk driver.
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In June 2019, my teenage niece and nephew, Ruby and Hart Campbell, were killed by a drunk driver going 90 miles an hour near the desert town of Joshua Tree, 133 miles east of Los Angeles.
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Betsy Lerner, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
Two of Hernandez-Cazares’ sons, ages 5 and 9, died in 2012 during a family vacation at a North Dakota campground after a drunk driver ran over their tent, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said in an email.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Protests over Smith’s death continued until a drunk driver plowed into a group of demonstrators, killing one woman and injuring others.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2024
The actor was loading groceries into the trunk of his car when a drunk driver slammed into him, according the L.A. Times.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
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Betsy Lerner, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2024
Two of Hernandez-Cazares’ sons, ages 5 and 9, died in 2012 during a family vacation at a North Dakota campground after a drunk driver ran over their tent, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said in an email.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Protests over Smith’s death continued until a drunk driver plowed into a group of demonstrators, killing one woman and injuring others.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2024
The actor was loading groceries into the trunk of his car when a drunk driver slammed into him, according the L.A. Times.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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