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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In 2015, a drunk driver crashed into the car her mom and grandmother were traveling in, killing her grandmother.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Just last year, eight Mexican migrant workers were killed when a drunk driver side-swiped their bus, which lacked seat belts.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Jack’s 18-year-old daughter, Nicole, was killed by a drunk driver.
—Nikki Beach Club, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
After losing her 6-year-old daughter to a tragic accident, one mother honored her child through friendship bracelets at the 2024 Era’s Tour
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Diane Harrell lost her daughter, Isla Grace, in March 2024 after a tragic accident involving a drunk driver.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Just last year, eight Mexican migrant workers were killed when a drunk driver side-swiped their bus, which lacked seat belts.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Jack’s 18-year-old daughter, Nicole, was killed by a drunk driver.
—Nikki Beach Club, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
After losing her 6-year-old daughter to a tragic accident, one mother honored her child through friendship bracelets at the 2024 Era’s Tour
Comments
Diane Harrell lost her daughter, Isla Grace, in March 2024 after a tragic accident involving a drunk driver.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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