After his crash killed a child, the DMV renewed his license – then it hid his records

Kostas Linardos appears before Placer County Superior Court Judge Suzanne I. Gazzaniga, in Department 20, at the Placer County Superior Court, in Roseville, Calif., Jan. 23, 2026. (Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters via AP)

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