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In Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five, the main character describes his tendency to drunk dial: I have this disease late at night sometimes, involving alcohol and the telephone. I get drunk, and I drive my wife away with breath like mustard gas and roses.
A designated driver on New Year's Eve 2011, United States; the yellow DD badge is courtesy of State Farm Insurance. The terms "designated driver" and "designated driving" (commonly known as DD) refer to the selection of a person who remains sober as the responsible driver of a vehicle whilst others have been allowed to drink alcoholic beverages.
New footage of a woman accused of driving a school bus while drunk shows her yelling at children and telling them she's "totally crazy." Catherine Maccarone, 48, was arrested for driving under the ...
Police officers in Connecticut, United States, conduct a field sobriety test on a suspected drunk driver. Drunk driving (or drink-driving in British English [1]) is the act of driving under the influence of alcohol. A small increase in the blood alcohol content increases the relative risk of a motor vehicle crash. [2]
An Indiana school bus driver is accused of operating her bus while drunk, with more than 30 students on board. The accusations against Kayla Pier, 38, date back to September 20, when the LaPorta ...
A new law in Texas requires convicted drunk drivers to pay child support if they kill a child’s parent or guardian, according to House Bill 393.
On May 14, 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that all 50 states lower the benchmark for determining when a driver is legally drunk from 0.08 blood-alcohol content to 0.05. The idea is part of an initiative to eliminate drunk driving, which accounts for about a third of all road deaths. [24]
It was her second drunken driving offense, according to police. She is also charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle and child endangerment while driving drunk, according to police.