driving under the influence
Example Sentences
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“I was accosted by Sacramento Police Department officers, falsely accused of driving under the influence, and involuntarily detained for several hours at the hospital,” Cervantes said in her statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
Edward Bronstein, 38, died after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on 31 March 2020.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
“The mere fact of Mr. Ruggs’s involvement in a fatal vehicle collision does not, in itself, give rise to probable cause to believe he was driving under the influence of alcohol.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, on suspicion of driving under the influence came after the Porsche he was driving was hit by another vehicle in Northern California’s wine country, authorities said.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2022
Mora-Rojas was in the country illegally and had been arrested five days earlier for driving under the influence.
From Washington Post
