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Robert Lewis

Robert Lewis is an investigative reporter on CalMatters’ Accountability Desk. Before joining CalMatters he worked at print and public radio outlets across the country including WNYC-New York Public Radio, Newsday and The Sacramento Bee. His investigative reporting has garnered some of the industry’s highest honors including a George Polk Award, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and Sigma Delta Chi Awards.

Robert's Latest Articles

6 takeaways: California’s deadly failure on drunk driving

While DUI fatalities surge, a CalMatters investigation finds state leaders have shown little willingness to address the issue.

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

A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions to the DMV, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.

License to Kill

The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.

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