drug-driver

drug-driver

n
a person who drives while under the influence of drugs
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THIS is the horrifying moment a garda was injured as he tried to stop a suspected drug-driver.
A SUSPECTED drug-driver who refused to take a roadside drug test is facing a lengthy driving ban.
A DRUG-driver, who ran from the police after being pulled over, has been arrested after officers followed his snowy footprints to his house.
TWO young children were orphaned when their parents were killed in a head-on smash caused by a suspected drug-driver.
A MAN who died after being struck by a suspected drug-driver was yesterday named as Istvan Tamas, from Everton.
Paul Watson, Chairman of RSGB NE, said: "Nobody can imagine the pain that is caused when a loved one loses their life in a road accident, particularly when that collision has happened due to a drink or drug-driver. "I don't believe anyone goes out with the intention to cause a fatal collision, but it could easily happen if you are under the influence.
At the moment, a prosecution can only be brought against a drug-driver if the police have evidence the driver was driving badly.
A SUSPECTED drug-driver was found hiding under a hedge after a car failed to stop for police.
Three years ago, 18 per cent of all fatal road accidents involved a drug-driver, according to police statistics.
A DRUG-driver jailed for killing two boys died in prison on Christmas Day.
GARDAI have arrested an alleged drug-driver at the wheel of this wrecked car which was involved in two collisions yesterday morning.
But now a law introduced in 2015 has made it easier for police to tackle drug-drivers.