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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After an apparent drunk driver allegedly killed her son last year, a Manhattan Beach mother went to California's capital to fight for stronger DUI laws, especially for repeat offenders.
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Tom Wait,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Little Havana tragedy involved a hit-and-run by a drunk driver going 110 miles per hour, according to Kipnis.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Her grandmother's only daughter, Michelle Bartlett, died at age 15 in an accident caused by a drunk driver.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
In November 1964, when Allen was just 11 years old, his father was killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Tom Wait,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The Little Havana tragedy involved a hit-and-run by a drunk driver going 110 miles per hour, according to Kipnis.
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Amaia Gavica,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Her grandmother's only daughter, Michelle Bartlett, died at age 15 in an accident caused by a drunk driver.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
In November 1964, when Allen was just 11 years old, his father was killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver.
—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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