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c/fuckcars · by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1y

They were convicted of killing with their cars. No one told the DMV

https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/they-were-convicted-of-killing-with-their-cars-no-one-told-the-dmv

California courts have failed to report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions to the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles over the past five years, allowing roadway killers to improperly keep their driver’s licenses, a CalMatters investigation has found.

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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

In response to our questions, 32 county courts so far have reported more than 275 missing convictions to the DMV. As a result, nearly 200 drivers who’ve killed have had their driving privileges suspended or revoked, updated DMV reports for these drivers show. While some already had a separate license suspension, 70 appear to have had a valid license before the agency took action in response to our reporting.

These numbers are completely unacceptable. One or two mistakes, ok, nobody's perfect. But this is a systematic failure. We need reform (I'm a CA citizen).

outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y

we need reform

I agree, and i think we should look to our favorite irish radicals for how to get it

NNN@urbanists.social · 4 pts · 1y

@technocrit
Original story :
https://calmatters.org/investigation/2025/06/california-courts-dmv/