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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An internal affairs police report involving a possible drunk driving incident by a girlfriend of City Commissioner Thomas Turkin was closed in his favor without anyone interviewing the officers at the scene.
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Courtlandt McQuire, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
California authorities arrested Tom Welling on the suspicion of drunk driving early Sunday morning.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Courtney Andrade, who is also known as Courtney Peterson, was sentenced after pleading no contest to two vehicular manslaughter charges and two drunk driving charges, through a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department booked Summer Wheaton, 33, on suspicion of manslaughter and drunk driving, according to sheriff’s records.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Courtlandt McQuire, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
California authorities arrested Tom Welling on the suspicion of drunk driving early Sunday morning.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Courtney Andrade, who is also known as Courtney Peterson, was sentenced after pleading no contest to two vehicular manslaughter charges and two drunk driving charges, through a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department booked Summer Wheaton, 33, on suspicion of manslaughter and drunk driving, according to sheriff’s records.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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