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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Her goal of creating a place where female anglers were educated and encouraged in a non-intimidating environment was almost derailed a year later when April was nearly killed by a drunk driver.
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Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Instead, in October 2022, Lim was killed by a drunk driver who struck their car head-on.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Holding a collage of photos of his sister, Joaquin Freire detailed how his sister Gloria Marcia Hall was devoted to her two daughters — until she was taken from them by a drunk driver almost two decades ago.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Dozens of Long Island Rail Road trains were delayed Tuesday morning after a drunk driver crashed on the tracks and his vehicle burst into flames, police said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
Instead, in October 2022, Lim was killed by a drunk driver who struck their car head-on.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Holding a collage of photos of his sister, Joaquin Freire detailed how his sister Gloria Marcia Hall was devoted to her two daughters — until she was taken from them by a drunk driver almost two decades ago.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Dozens of Long Island Rail Road trains were delayed Tuesday morning after a drunk driver crashed on the tracks and his vehicle burst into flames, police said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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