Appellants, by denying that intoxication caused the driver to lose control of the car, and, by way of cross claim, seeking to put the blame for the accident on the car manufacturer, have affirmatively put the circumstances surrounding the driver's arrest and indictment in issue, and thus waived the protection afforded by CPL 160.50, which otherwise would keep such records sealed (see Lundell v Ford Motor Co.,
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