WAMC News Podcast - Episode 397

May 01, 2023 • 00:12:39
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 397
WAMC News Podcast
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 397

May 01 2023 | 00:12:39

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Show Notes

Spanish-speaking drivers in Westchester County may have been wrongfully convicted of drunk driving for years because of unofficial instructions about sobriety tests. That’s according to a new ProPublica report, which finds New York State Police provided mistranslated directions to drivers about what refusing a blood alcohol test actually means. Now, the Westchester County DA says it is reviewing a backlog of possibly affected cases. And the State Police say the document given to the drivers between 2014 and 2018 was not official. We speak with reporter Brett Murphy.

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