How to Use drunk driver in a Sentence
drunk driver
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The person behind the wheel wasn’t a drunk driver or a texting teen.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
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When Mukherjee was a teenager, her mother was killed by a drunk driver.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 9 May 2023
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If such a thing is possible, why not use the machine to go back and kill the drunk driver (Adam O’Byrne) who ran down Malcolm and ruined all their lives?
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
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She was killed by a drunk driver when was 26, leaving an 8-year-old OT and his younger half-brother in the care of family members.
—Max Bell, SPIN, 29 June 2023
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What if the drunk driver could be offed before the fatal accident occurred?
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2023
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When Amon was in high school, her brother suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit by a drunk driver.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
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The new law is named Bentley's Law, after a Missouri woman who lost her son, her daughter-in-law, and granddaughter to a drunk driver in 2021.
—Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2023
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Just after our car crested the steep hill to the high desert, we were struck at a high speed by a drunk driver who already had a misdemeanor DUI conviction.
—Colin Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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In a statement on behalf of the family, Brad Sohn said Jefferson was hit by a drunk driver on Easter night.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 20 Apr. 2023
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The teenage boy who died in a vehicle crash caused by a drunk driver this weekend has been identified as a 13-year-old middle schooler.
—Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
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But after three months together, Eckhart was killed when a drunk driver slammed into his car parked near The Island.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
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In December 1963, their younger brother Mark was killed by a drunk driver, and creating art helped their father cope with his grief.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023
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Duff Goldman is giving an update on his health after he was involved in a car crash allegedly caused by a drunk driver.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2024
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The bus, which was filled with children and adults, was hit head-on by a drunk driver going in the wrong direction on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Mar. 2024
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The Burlington police officer was working a night detail on Route 93 when a drunk driver plowed into her cruiser.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
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Minutes later, an allegedly drunk driver struck the cart, flipping it and ejecting the newlyweds.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
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Private donors funded it to adorn a traffic roundabout and send a message of inclusion on Kercheval Avenue, a stone’s throw east of Alter Road, until a speeding drunk driver smacked it.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2023
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In 1988, outside of Carrollton, Kentucky, a drunk driver going the wrong way on an interstate hit a converted school bus that was carrying a church group.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
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Duff Goldman is recovering after his car was allegedly hit by a drunk driver.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2024
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It’s been eight months since her husband was killed by a drunk driver, but Sophie also has lost all emotional connection to Riley, who flounders at school and is cold toward the parent who isn’t her beloved dad.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
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The film opens with their last, affectionate moments together in a café before her boyfriend steps out, and — in an unforgivable twist — is run down by a drunk driver before Mira’s very eyes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2023
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Hill’s spiritual quest to the redwoods was inspired, in part, by a desire to heal and reevaluate her priorities after she was nearly killed by a drunk driver.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
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Burke asked if Green’s symptoms had anything to do with an accident he and ex-wife Megan Fox were involved in, seemingly referring to a December 2014 collision in which their vehicle was struck by a drunk driver.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
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When a drunk driver causes a fatal accident, the effects are undoubtedly numerous, longstanding, and heartwrenching.
—Maressa Brown, Parents, 16 June 2023
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Listen to this article Ramon Gonzalez was a dedicated husband and father looking forward to celebrating his 40th wedding anniversary next year — until a drunk driver sparked a four-car pileup that claimed his life in the Bronx — his family says.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2024
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The effort is led by Christine Olson, a Milwaukee native, who wasn't notified for 6½ hours after her daughter was killed by a drunk driver in Florida.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
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