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drink-driver

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noun

  1. a person who drives while under the influence of alcohol

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A persistent drink-driver has been jailed for killing a father and his two children in a crash while they were out for a Father's Day walk.

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A drink-driver has admitted killing a father and his two children in a crash.

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A suspected drink-driver crashed a stolen car into the front of a police station, officers have said.

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A drink-driver who killed a taxi driver and his passenger after speeding through a red light has been jailed.

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A drink-driver hit two cars as he went the wrong way down the M6, traffic police have said.

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