drunk driver

noun

variants or drunken driver

chiefly US

: a person who drives a vehicle while drunk

He was killed by a drunk driver.

Examples of drunk driver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Minutes later, an allegedly drunk driver struck the cart, flipping it and ejecting the newlyweds. —Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 June 2024

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

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

One of those expected at the 1 p.m. hearing is Vickie Brown, mother of Darius Brown who was killed at the age of 12 by a drunk driver who crashed into the back of their car as they were headed home to Odenton on Interstate 895 two decades ago. —Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2024

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

Michael Abbate and Trooper Alberto Felix were killed by a drunk driver on a Las Vegas freeway in December 2023. —Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 15 May 2024

According to a news release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Office of Highway Safety, 43 crashes statewide involving a drunk driver have taken place on the holiday in the past three years, resulting in 24 injuries and six fatalities. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Mar. 2024

The publication looked at the number of fatal car crashes per 100,000 residents in each city, as well as incidents that involved a drunk driver, speeding and distracted driver. —Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024