California state senators put the state's top DMV official in the hot seat Tuesday, demanding answers about why dangerous drivers keep their licenses even as road deaths climb — and getting very few straight answers in return.

Sen. Jesse Arreguín (D-Oakland), who chairs the Senate Public Safety Committee, pointed to a specific case covered by CalMatters — that of Kostas Linardos, who drove a three-ton pickup truck at high speed into a sedan in late 2022 after years of speeding and reckless driving tickets. A toddler died in the crash.

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