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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Bobby Dewbre had just finished celebrating with friends and was crossing the street to catch a sober ride home when he was struck and killed by a drunk driver.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
By Colin Atag, The Press Democrat Two Stockton farmworkers — Loreto Ricardo Hernandez, 42, and Fernando Silverio, 34 — were among the six people killed in a Pope Valley crash Sunday night that prosecutors say was caused by a drunk driver now facing murder charges.
—The Press Democrat, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Although it’s been five years since the Niles Police Department lost three of its officers in a collision caused by a drunk driver, time has not lessened the loss, department leaders say.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Another family member was run over by a drunk driver and left for dead with 30-some broken bones.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
By Colin Atag, The Press Democrat Two Stockton farmworkers — Loreto Ricardo Hernandez, 42, and Fernando Silverio, 34 — were among the six people killed in a Pope Valley crash Sunday night that prosecutors say was caused by a drunk driver now facing murder charges.
—The Press Democrat, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Although it’s been five years since the Niles Police Department lost three of its officers in a collision caused by a drunk driver, time has not lessened the loss, department leaders say.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Another family member was run over by a drunk driver and left for dead with 30-some broken bones.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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