Using thousands of police disciplinary records from across New York State gathered with support from the Fund, Sammy Sussman examined a pattern of police officers who were disciplined, but not criminally charged, after they drank and drove. The investigation for New York Focus and The New York Times, where Sussman is a Local Investigations Fellow, focused on the lack of sobriety testing at the scenes of crashes and the lack of criminal investigation afterward.
Grantee investigation reveals how police officers in New York escape DWI charges
