drunk driving
noun
variants
or drunken driving
chiefly US
: the act of driving a vehicle while drunk
He was arrested for drunk driving.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department booked Summer Wheaton, 33, on suspicion of manslaughter and drunk driving, according to sheriff’s records.
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Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Karen Huger was back in a Montgomery County Circuit Court on Wednesday, Feb. 26, where she was officially sentenced to two years in prison, with one year suspended, for her ongoing drunk driving case.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Regarding the internal affairs report involving a possible drunk driving incident linked to City Commissioner Thomas Turkin, the lack of interviews with the officers at the scene raises valid concerns about the thoroughness of the investigation.
—Courtlandt McQuire, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
An Instagram influencer accused of a drunk driving crash that killed a man in Southern California last summer has now been arrested, officials said.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
Karen Huger was back in a Montgomery County Circuit Court on Wednesday, Feb. 26, where she was officially sentenced to two years in prison, with one year suspended, for her ongoing drunk driving case.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Regarding the internal affairs report involving a possible drunk driving incident linked to City Commissioner Thomas Turkin, the lack of interviews with the officers at the scene raises valid concerns about the thoroughness of the investigation.
—Courtlandt McQuire, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
An Instagram influencer accused of a drunk driving crash that killed a man in Southern California last summer has now been arrested, officials said.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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