wet reckless

wet reckless
 adj.— «Blood tests after her traffic stop Sept. 27 found prescription drugs, but neither booze nor dope. So she was allowed to plead “no contest” to what’s known in California as “wet reckless”—that is, reckless driving with booze or drugs involved, a lesser charge than DUI.» —“Locklear gets probation in ‘wet reckless’ case” in Santa Barbara, California Ottawa Citizen (Canada) Jan. 6, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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