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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Gina, who separated from Matt in April 2018, was arrested in February 2019 on drunk driving charges in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, a representative for the Orange County Sheriff's Department told PEOPLE.
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The second season ended with Jimmy (Segel) saving the life of the man who killed his wife (Lilan Bowden) in a drunk driving accident, Brett Goldstein’s Louis.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Xavier Parker-Guerrero, 20, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and eight counts of drunk driving causing injury in the March 10, 2024, crash in the Oakland hills.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
In 2012, a Madison County judge granted youthful offender status to a man who was 19 when he was charged with murder for a drunk driving crash that killed a high school sophomore in Huntsville.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
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Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The second season ended with Jimmy (Segel) saving the life of the man who killed his wife (Lilan Bowden) in a drunk driving accident, Brett Goldstein’s Louis.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Xavier Parker-Guerrero, 20, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and eight counts of drunk driving causing injury in the March 10, 2024, crash in the Oakland hills.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
In 2012, a Madison County judge granted youthful offender status to a man who was 19 when he was charged with murder for a drunk driving crash that killed a high school sophomore in Huntsville.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Drunk driving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driving. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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