drunk driver
Intoxicated behind wheel
A drunk driver is someone who operates a motor vehicle while intoxicated by alcohol.
The term appears in news reports, legal contexts, and safety campaigns: A drunk driver ran a red light and killed two pedestrians.
Laws define intoxication by blood alcohol concentration, but the phrase covers anyone whose driving is impaired by drinking.
- ignition interlockDUI prevention car system
- breathalyzerAlcohol detection device
- blood alcoholEthanol concentration in bloodstream
- DUIImpaired operating charge
- under the influenceImpaired by substances
field sobriety test · slurred speech · impaired driving · open container · one for the road · fatalities · loss of life · crash · repeat offender · intoxication · BAC · dram shop · MADD · dipsomaniac · collision · smash · accident · impairment
- lawbreakersthief, robber, burglar, vandal, smuggler
- traffic hazardsspeeder, tailgater, red light runner, road rager, lane weaver
- criminalsmurderer, thief, burglar, criminal, killer
- driverstrucker, chauffeur, long haul trucker, car transporter, expediter
- travel troublesgetting lost, dead end, detour, flat tire, traffic jam
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
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