Visa Waiver and Drink Driving

[Tonish]

Discovered this from the US Embassy webchat service. It clearly states that a drink driving conviction makes you ineligible for visa waiver.

The webchat service is at:

http://london.usembassy.gov/visa_webchats.html

and the particular piece about drink driving is on the fourth page of the below:

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/un...transcript.pdf

The actual question is here:

Q. Going back to an earlier question question, as it applies to me, too: Does he *have* to have a
new visa? Couldn't he travel on the Visa Waiver, now that he's British?
A. No, a person who has been convicted of a crime, including drink driving, is not eligible to travel
visa free under the Visa Waiver Program. We recommend that any person who has been arrested,
cautioned or convicted applies for a visa before attempting to travel to the United States.


Of course, then they confuse things by the response to the below question on another of their webchats:

Q. I have a 2 year driving ban. Can I still enter the US on an esta?
A. If you have been cautioned or convicted of a crime, you may require a visa to travel to the United
States. If you are unsure if your driving ban is as a result of a crime of moral turpitude, you may wish
to contact the Embassy's Operator on 09042 450 100 (£1.23/min) for advice


Taking both responses together, it looks as if they may view drink driving as a crime of moral turpitude.