motorist

Example Sentences

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The Los Angeles Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a motorist in a black Dodge Durango that fled the scene of a fatal collision with a pedestrian.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

The warning came after one local motorist apparently failed to provide proof that he was eligible for the scheme after changing his car.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Minnesota officials have complained that their law enforcement have been excluded from the investigation into the killing of motorist Renee Good by a federal immigration officer on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Late on a cold afternoon in March, a motorist in Belleville, Ill., came upon a young boy wandering down a busy street without shoes and wearing only a T-shirt and pajama bottoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Prosecutors yesterday confirmed they will appeal the “unduly lenient” sentence of a motorist who escaped prison after being convicted for the second time of killing a cyclist.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker