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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Dixson endorsed by 80 judges During the campaign, his supporters criticized decisions by Dixson, including allowing a drunk driver to attend a diversion program and an interim ruling regarding a music teacher later convicted of filming underage girls without permission.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
In February 2025, the Armuchee Elementary School teacher lost her leg in car crash with a drunk driver.
—Monique John, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Debra’s parents were killed by a drunk driver, she was told, while her baby pictures were supposedly lost in a house fire.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Outside of Carrollton, Kentucky, a drunk driver going the wrong way on an interstate hit a converted school bus that was carrying a church group.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
In February 2025, the Armuchee Elementary School teacher lost her leg in car crash with a drunk driver.
—Monique John, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Debra’s parents were killed by a drunk driver, she was told, while her baby pictures were supposedly lost in a house fire.
—Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Outside of Carrollton, Kentucky, a drunk driver going the wrong way on an interstate hit a converted school bus that was carrying a church group.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
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“Drunk driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drunk%20driver. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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