drink-driver

noun

a person who drives while under the influence of alcohol

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A drink-driver who caused a crash which resulted in a teenage footballer losing his legs has been detained for 32 months.

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A teenager who lost his lower legs in a crash says he "will never forgive" the drink-driver at the wheel.

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Police have released footage of the moment a drink-driver crashed into the back of another car, causing it to flip onto its roof and slide along the carriageway.

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A drink-driver who deliberately ran over and killed an off-duty ambulance worker in a pub car park has been jailed for at least 28 years.

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A drink-driver who killed a charity cyclist then hid his body in a shallow grave on a remote Scottish estate has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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