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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Sacramento ranked among the 10 worst cities for drunk driving in the United States in 2024, according to personal finance website Lending Tree.
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The act requires the detention, without bond, of non citizens charged with or convicted of crimes such as theft, assaulting a police officer or drunk driving.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
She was initially set to serve one year for her drunk driving case, but was released early.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In June, a jury acquitted Read on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe (she was convicted on a drunk driving charge).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The act requires the detention, without bond, of non citizens charged with or convicted of crimes such as theft, assaulting a police officer or drunk driving.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
She was initially set to serve one year for her drunk driving case, but was released early.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In June, a jury acquitted Read on second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe (she was convicted on a drunk driving charge).
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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