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Monday, April 15, 2013

Fourth DWI Comes With Multiple Leaving Accident Scene and Driving While Revoked Charges

St. Peters Police said Christine Dalton racked up nine charges within three months, including a DWI, two counts of leaving an accident scene and three counts of driving with a revoked license.

A St. Charles County woman faces nine charges related to alcohol-impaired driving, including DWI, leaving an accident scene, driving while revoked and charges. Christine Marie Dalton, 27, of the first block of Ashbrook Drive in St. Charles County near St. Peters, was charged Thursday with DWI as an aggravated offender, two counts of leaving an accident scene, three counts each of failure to comply with an interlock device order and driving with her license revoked. Dalton has three previous DWI convictions. St. Peters Police said Dalton drove off the eastbound Interstate 70 exit ramp at Mid Rivers Mall Drive and went over a reflector sign Jan. 17. Her car was stuck on a sewer grate and she left the area on foot. Police said a witness …

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Joe Barker

10:58 am on Sunday, May 19, 2013

Read it again, Fred. This person's fourth DWI charge also comes with multiple leaving accident scene and driving while revoked charges.   more ›

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Driver Passed Out, Turned Over Car Carrying Two Children in DWI Crash, Police Say

St. Peters Police said Shannon Stone was driving under the influence of benzodiazepines, synthetic marijuana and opiates.

A woman driving under the influence of drugs passed out and her car overturned and struck a tree with both her children inside, according to St. Peters Police. Shannon Stone, 32, of the 300 block of Windsor Place in St. Peters, was charged March 5 with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, driving while intoxicated and possession of marijuana. St. Peters Police said she had been driving erratically when she passed out on Willot Road near Carrington July 10. Police said blood tests showed she had benzodiazepines, opiates and cannabinoids--or synthetic marijuana--in her system. According to a court document, EMS workers and police officers notice she had slurred speech, slow reaction time and confusion. Both children were under …

katie

11:07 am on Friday, March 22, 2013

With kids in the car. I hope the kids are in someone else's care now. (And she is not allowed near them for quite some time).   more ›

Friday, March 15, 2013

Man Who Couldn't Stand Up Gets Fifth DWI

Sean M. Herod had been convicted in 2006 of two DWIs within three days of each other.

A 32-year-old man faces his fifth charge of driving while intoxicated after he could not complete a sobriety test because he could not stand up, according to a St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department report. Sean M. Herod, 32, of the 10100 block of Schultz in Foristell, was charged with DWI as a chronic offender, a class B felony. Nine days after Herod successfully completed probation for two DWI convictions in 2006, St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy pulled Herod over for driving erratically on Highway 94 near Westwood Drive just east of Weldon Spring. The deputy tried to administer a sobriety test, but said Herod could not complete it “due to an inability to stand up.” Herod refused a Breathalyzer test and officials obtained a search …

Susan miller

8:22 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013

They will continue and kill someone's son or daughter. They don't seem to care and they get away with it.   more ›

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

St. Charles County Woman Faces DWI Felony Charge in Chesterfield

Chesterfield Police said she was driving 76 mph in a 60 mph zone when she was pulled over on Interstate 64.

A St. Charles County woman faces a felony driving while intoxicated charge after being pulled over on Interstate 64 at Boone's Crossing in Chesterfield. Amanda N. Andrew, 31, of the 5400 block of Old Gutermuth Road in St. Charles County, was charged Tuesday with driving while intoxicated as a persistent offender. Andrew has two previous DWI convictions. Chesterfield Police said Andrew was pulled over for driving 76 mph in a 60 mph zone at 3:56 a.m. Aug. 3 on I-64. When talking with Andrew, the officer reported he noticed a strong odor of alcohol and that she had watery and bloodshot eyes. Andrew did poorly on a sobriety test and began hyperventilating, according to a report. An ambulance took her to an area hospital where she was treated …

Kath63304

11:56 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

This kind of repeat offender never gets hurt themself. They only kill and put other people in wheelchairs. That is why we must get much tougher with first offenders. You have to put them on notice that this behavior will not be tollerated .   more ›

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Lindenwood Coach Drove Wrong Way on I-70 Before Assaulting Officers, Police Say

Kyle Friesenhahn has been placed on unpaid leave from his diving coach position until the case is settled; he also lost a part-time coaching job with Fort Zumwalt high schools.

A Lindenwood University diving coach was stopped for driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 and brought into custody before he spit at and attempted to assault officers, St. Peters Police said. Patch reported earlier that Kyle Friesenhahn, 25, of the 1000 block of Pine Street in St. Charles, was charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer. Officer Melissa Doss, spokesperson for St. Peters Police, said the department requested the St. Charles County Prosecutor’s Office to file driving while intoxicated charges against Friesenhahn. Officers stopped Friesenhahn, Lindenwood’s head diving coach, for driving westbound in the eastbound lanes on I-70 near Mid Rivers Mall on Feb. 2, Doss said. Friesenhahn was taken to the St. Peters Justice …

Monday, January 28, 2013

Police: Woman Assaulted Officer During DWI Arrest

A St. Louis County woman had her 6-year-old daughter in her car when she was arrested for drunk driving and assaulted a police officer, according to police.

Rachel Wilcox, 27, of unincorporated West St. Louis County was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated. According to Officer Melissa Doss with the St. Peters Police Department, the DWI charge and others stem from a Jan. 6 incident where Wilcox was arrested, suspected of DWI. Doss said the woman's 6-year-old daughter was in the car at the time. Doss also tells Patch, that during the arrest Wilcox attempted to spit on one police officer, then she allegedly slapped another officer in the face in the booking area.  Authorities said Wilcox was initially pulled over after a bystander called police to report Wilcox’s vehicle swerving near the intersection of Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Cottleville Parkway. Police said prior to pulling …

Robert Frick

2:37 pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

This woman needs some serious help. I sincerely hope she chooses to get herself off drugs and alcohol before she kills herself or someone else.   more ›

Friday, December 14, 2012

St. Peters Police Hosting Sobriety Checkpoints this Weekend

The checkpoint will take place at an undisclosed location on the weekend of Dec. 14.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

St. Peters Police Planning Sobriety Checkpoint

The checkpoint will take place at an undisclosed location on the weekend of Dec. 14.

In an effort to take impaired drivers off the road during the holiday season, St. Peters Police have planned a sobriety checkpoint. At an undisclosed location on the weekend of Dec. 14, St. Peters Police will be cracking down on drunken driving. The checkpoint is part of an effort to make the roads safer—218 people were killed and 867 seriously injured in crashes involving an impaired driver in 2011. St. Peters Police said impaired driving contributes to nearly 30 percent of all Missouri traffic fatalities.  Drunken driving can result in jail time, the loss of a driver's license, or being sentenced to use ignition interlocks. Insurance rates also can rise, along with legal fees.  Missouri has a zero tolerance law for impaired driving. If …

Mark Wahlberg

3:48 pm on Saturday, December 15, 2012

Im sure my previous post wont be approved...its not what they want to hear...even though its true   more ›

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Police to Host DWI Checkpoint This Weekend in St. Charles

Officers from the St. Charles Police department will be joined by officers from the St. Peters Police Department and deputies from the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies for the checkpoint.

The St. Charles Police Department will host a multijurisdictional DWI checkpoint this weekend. Officers from the St. Charles Police department will be joined by officers from the St. Peters Police Department and deputies from the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department and other agencies. While the exact location of the operation is notbeing disclosed, it will be within the City of St. Charles. The operation is funded by a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Division of Highway and Traffic Safety.   Editor's Note: This article is a release from the St. Charles Police Department.

Toni

6:08 pm on Thursday, September 27, 2012

Shut up and quit complaining !!! What if one of your family members or friends was killed by a drunk driver !!!! I'm glad they are doing there jobs!!! THANK YOU!!!   more ›

Monday, September 17, 2012

Manslaughter Charges Filed Against Driver in DWI Crash That Killed St. Peters Woman

Two people died in the collision on Highway 364 just west of Maryland Heights Expressway.

A St. Charles man was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter for an April 17 crash in Maryland Heights that killed two passengers in his car. John Recklein, 22, of the first block of Robert Drive in St. Charles, was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter--driving while intoxicated. The crash killed Natasha Galenski, a 17-year-old St. Peters woman, and 23-year-old Jared T. Nevenner, of Caseyville. Galenski died four days after the accident. Recklein’s blood-alcohol content was 0.179 percent, more than double the legal limit, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. A state trooper said Recklein was attempting to pass a vehicle in rush hour traffic on Highway 364 just west of Maryland Heights Expressway. He …

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