DUI crash
Intoxicated driver's accident
A DUI crash is a motor vehicle collision where at least one driver was operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The term appears frequently in news reports and legal contexts: Three people were injured in a DUI crash on the interstate.
Law enforcement and insurance companies distinguish DUI crashes from other accidents because they carry criminal liability and typically result in harsher penalties.
- drunkImpaired by alcohol
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- blood alcoholEthanol concentration in bloodstream
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- collisionForceful contact between objects
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