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Many questions remain despite arrest in Maserati case

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Many questions remain despite arrest in Maserati case
Many questions remain despite arrest in Maserati case

Many questions remain about the driver of the Maserati, involved in a deadly crash.

The DA would not comment on his BAC or what was found on the so-called black boxes.

I'M ED DRANTCH.DESPITE THESE VERYSERIOUS CHARGESAGAINST ANTONIO DBROWN--THERE ARE STILLMANY QUESTIONS--ABOUT THEINVESTIGATION INTOTHIS DEADLY CRASH.CHIEF AMONG THEM,SURROUNDING THESO-CALLED BLACKBOXES--AND BLOOD ALCOHOLCONTENT.A POLICE SOURCETELLS THE I-TEAM:THE 2008 MASERATIBROWN WAS DRIVING--WAS MANUFACTUREDBEFORE THERE WAS AREQUIREMENT--TO HAVE BLACKBOXES --OR EVENT DATARECORDERS IN CARS.BEYOND THAT, THE I-TEAM IS TOLD:WHAT WAS TAKENWAS THOUGHT TO BETHE BLACK BOX--BUT WAS A DIFFERENTDEVICE--NOW REFERRED TOAS A "MODULE."WE'RE TOLD BUFFALOPOLICE WERE UNABLETO RECOVER ANYCRASH DATA FROMTHAT DEVICE.DISTRICT ATTORNEYJOHN FLYNN SAYSDIFFERENTLY.TAKE SOTAT:22:56TO:23:08DURATION:0:1222.56 YOU CAN GETINFORMATION OFF THEMODULE.

DRANTCH:WHAT CAN YOU GETOFF OF IT?

FLYNN: YOUCAN GET SPEED OFFOF IT.

YOU CAN GETOTHER INFORMATIONOFF OF IT.

I'M NOTTELLING YOU WHAT IGOT OFF IT, BUT INGENERAL, YOU CANGET INFORMATION OFFTHAT MODULE.

23.08STILL THE I-TEAM ISSUING THE BUFFALOPOLICE DEPARTMENT--OVER ITS REFUSAL TORELEASEDOCUMENTATION TOTHE PUBLIC--DETAILING THEPROCESS USED--TO GET INFORMATIONFROM THE BLACKBOXES.POLICE SAY THE DA ISNOT ALLOWING THEMTO RELEASE THATDOCUMENTATION.INVESTIGATORS SAYKRISTIN LABURNO ANDANTHONYTWENTYFIVE THETHIRD--WHO WE'VE NOWLEARNED WERECOUSINS--WERE KILLED WHENTHEY WERE HIT BYBROWN.THE DA SAYS HECOULD HAVEARRESTED BROWN INFEBRUARY ORMARCH--BUT DECIDED TOWAIT, BASED ON"STRATEGY".TAKE SOTAT:36:19TO:36:32DURATION:0:1336.19 IF A SUSPECTISN'T ARRESTED RIGHTAWAY WITHIN 48 HOURSAND I SOLVE THE CASEAFTER THE FACT, INORMALLY DON'TARREST.

I PUT IT ALLON THE GRAND JURY36.32IN THE INDICTMENT,HANDED UP BY AGRAND JURY--BROWN WAS SAID TOBE DRIVING DRUNKAND RECKLESS.IT DOES NOT DETAILHIS BLOOD ALCOHOLCONTENT--THE DA WOULD NOTREVEAL BROWN'S BACEITHER.WHILE HE'S NOTFACING SEPARATEDRUNK DRIVINGCHARGES--DWI IS INCLUDED INTHE LARGER FELONYCASE.FOR THE I-TEAM EDDRANTCH 7EWN.HE CASE STILL NEEDSTO BE ASSIGNED TO AJUDGE.

SO NO FUTURECOURT DATE WASSCHE

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