DUI
abbreviation or noun
plural DUIs
1
US
: the act or crime of driving a vehicle while affected by alcohol or drugs
was arrested for DUI
a DUI case
2
US
: an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence
… the reason he was in prison is that a few DUIs caught up with him …—
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US
: a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence
a convicted DUI
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Ilya Slavin, 38, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide involving a DUI, reckless vehicular assault and animal cruelty.
—Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Carpentersville man charged with DUI in fatal I-290 crash
A 42-year-old Carpentersville man has been charged with multiple counts of drunken driving in connection with a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 290 Sunday that left one person dead.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Lopez was sentenced to probation with a six-year prison sentence suspended for five years after pleading guilty to DUI causing injury and having a blood-alcohol content of over 0.15%, the Union-Tribune reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, Lopez was sentenced to probation, with a six-year prison sentence suspended for five years, and ordered to complete a work furlough program after pleading guilty to DUI causing injury and having a blood-alcohol content of over 0.15%.
—Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Carpentersville man charged with DUI in fatal I-290 crash
A 42-year-old Carpentersville man has been charged with multiple counts of drunken driving in connection with a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 290 Sunday that left one person dead.
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Lopez was sentenced to probation with a six-year prison sentence suspended for five years after pleading guilty to DUI causing injury and having a blood-alcohol content of over 0.15%, the Union-Tribune reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, Lopez was sentenced to probation, with a six-year prison sentence suspended for five years, and ordered to complete a work furlough program after pleading guilty to DUI causing injury and having a blood-alcohol content of over 0.15%.
—Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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