Abovethefold@lemmy.ml to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoJustin Timberlake arrested for DWI in the Hamptonsabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareJoelk111@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoIs it not called a DWI instead of DUI? That threw me for a loop.
minus-squareWoahWoah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoDepends on the state, but DUI is a broader category encompassing driving while being under the “influence” of something: drugs, alcohol, etc DWI is usually specifically driving while intoxicated by alcohol.
Is it not called a DWI instead of DUI? That threw me for a loop.
Depends on the state, but DUI is a broader category encompassing driving while being under the “influence” of something: drugs, alcohol, etc
DWI is usually specifically driving while intoxicated by alcohol.
A DWI is just a less severe DUI