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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One of the detainees, Fernando Milla, 28, had been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 10 June 2025
Hayden Haynes, chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, was arrested on a drunk driving charge after his car collided with a Capitol vehicle following President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress, two law enforcement sources told NBC News.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
In February, she was sentenced to two years in prison, with one year suspended, for her drunk driving case.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
In 2023 alone, ignition interlock devices prevented 30,500 drunk driving attempts in California.
—Cottie Petrie Norris, Oc Register, 28 Apr. 2025
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Eric Cortellessa, Time, 10 June 2025
Hayden Haynes, chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, was arrested on a drunk driving charge after his car collided with a Capitol vehicle following President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress, two law enforcement sources told NBC News.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
In February, she was sentenced to two years in prison, with one year suspended, for her drunk driving case.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
In 2023 alone, ignition interlock devices prevented 30,500 drunk driving attempts in California.
—Cottie Petrie Norris, Oc Register, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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