drunk driver
noun
variants
or drunken driver
chiefly US
: a person who drives a vehicle while drunk
He was killed by a drunk driver.
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Protests over Smith’s death continued until a drunk driver plowed into a group of demonstrators, killing one woman and injuring others.
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2024
The actor was loading groceries into the trunk of his car when a drunk driver slammed into him, according the L.A. Times.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
The actor was loading groceries into his car in Los Angeles when a speeding drunk driver rammed into him from behind, damaging both legs so severely that amputations were required to save his life, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Earlier, an unsmiling Timberlake arrived at the courthouse on the Eastern end of Long Island near The Hamptons this morning to a crowd of reporters, fans and reportedly at least one protester holding a large photograph of a boy who apparently had been killed by a drunk driver.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2024
The actor was loading groceries into the trunk of his car when a drunk driver slammed into him, according the L.A. Times.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 2 Sep. 2024
The actor was loading groceries into his car in Los Angeles when a speeding drunk driver rammed into him from behind, damaging both legs so severely that amputations were required to save his life, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
Earlier, an unsmiling Timberlake arrived at the courthouse on the Eastern end of Long Island near The Hamptons this morning to a crowd of reporters, fans and reportedly at least one protester holding a large photograph of a boy who apparently had been killed by a drunk driver.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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