CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Completely sober Iowa drivers are being arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, according to a months-long investigation that found no system tracks how often it happens.

Des Moines OWI attorney Bobby Rehkemper said he handles 10 to 20 cases each year involving drivers charged with OWI when they were completely sober.

“This is not a one-off situation. This probably happens every night somewhere sometime,” Rehkemper said.

Body camera footage from August 2022 shows Newton Police Officer Nathan Winters pulling over 19-year-old Tayvin Galanakis, a William Penn University football player, for having his bright lights on.

During questioning, Winters told Galanakis he detected an odor of alcohol and observed suspicious movements. Galanakis offered to

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