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  • Drunk Driver
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  • The Drunk Driver is a minor character in Grand Theft Auto V, that appears in the random event Drunk Driver 1.
  • What happens when the Bottle Fairy, Lady Drunk, Life of the Party, Lampshade Wearer, Drunken Master, Doctor Jekyll and Mister Jack Daniels, et al. get behind the wheel of their car. Prior to The Eighties, this trope was often a source for comedy, even in a by-the-book Cop Show like Adam12 when the cops pull them over. However, a greater awareness of the deadly menace of motorists driving under the influence have now made it a source of An Aesop for a Very Special Episode. As a result, impaired drivers gonna hit someone and have a car accident, or be chased down by heroes and/or the police to prevent it. If it's a near miss, it's a Scare'Em Straight. Also happens after a non-boozehound character has been Drowning My Sorrows.
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Voice
  • Chris D'Elia
Games
  • Grand Theft Auto V
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  • Determinant
Name
  • Unknown
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Home
  • 2154
Gender
  • M
Nationality
  • American
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  • 250
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  • The Drunk Driver is a minor character in Grand Theft Auto V, that appears in the random event Drunk Driver 1.
  • What happens when the Bottle Fairy, Lady Drunk, Life of the Party, Lampshade Wearer, Drunken Master, Doctor Jekyll and Mister Jack Daniels, et al. get behind the wheel of their car. Prior to The Eighties, this trope was often a source for comedy, even in a by-the-book Cop Show like Adam12 when the cops pull them over. However, a greater awareness of the deadly menace of motorists driving under the influence have now made it a source of An Aesop for a Very Special Episode. As a result, impaired drivers gonna hit someone and have a car accident, or be chased down by heroes and/or the police to prevent it. If it's a near miss, it's a Scare'Em Straight. Also happens after a non-boozehound character has been Drowning My Sorrows. In television, tends to be a shortcut for declaring a character The Alcoholic, or that The Alcoholic is heading Off the Wagon. Also happens frequently after a Wild Teen Party as An Aesop. Sub-Trope of Alcohol-Induced Idiocy. Also, compare Drives Like Crazy, except this one tends not to be Played for Laughs. Examples of Drunk Driver include: