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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Cars Roundup: Toyota Arrest

Julie Hamp, the highest ranking woman ever at Toyota, was arrested in Japan in June. She was suspected of importing the painkiller Oxycodone. Now, a news service there is reporting that she’s being released and the charges dropped. That and other auto news, including a new motorcycle helmet that absorbs impact... so your head doesn’t have to.

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KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jul 7, 2015 • 1 min read

Julie Hamp, the highest ranking woman ever at Toyota, was arrested in Japan in June. She was suspected of importing the painkiller Oxycodone. Now, a news service there is reporting that she’s being released and the charges dropped. That and other auto news, including a new motorcycle helmet that absorbs impact... so your head doesn’t have to.

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    Barbara Bogaev

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    Matt Holzman

    Producer, 'The Document'

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    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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