driving while intoxicated

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Pop superstar Britney Spears was released from police custody Thursday morning after being arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated near Los Angeles, according to legal filings and US media reports.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

“If you’re not at fault, why would need to leave the scene? Are you driving a stolen car? Are you driving while intoxicated? It’s hardly a mitigating factor. Our expert considers it an aggravating factor.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2021

Joplin police said in a statement Friday that the department learned in December that Rogers sought a relationship with a woman he had cited in October with driving while intoxicated.

From Washington Times • Sep. 24, 2016

The probe concerns Perry’s effort to eject the district attorney of Travis County after she was arrested and convicted of driving while intoxicated.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2014

Neither the boat owner nor a second operator was suspected of driving while intoxicated, Azzata said.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2012