02.17.2010 2:07 pm
Illinois State Police are investigating a traffic accident that killed one person and injured two others on Illinois Route 160, a half-mile south of Highland Road in Madison, on Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened at 5:45 P.M., according to troopers.…
02.05.2010 4:33 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A former St. Charles County man was sentenced today to eight years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a Defiance woman.
Steven A. Hicks
Steven A. Hicks, 23, pleaded guilty in December…
01.29.2010 2:17 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Wentzville’s municipal court judge was charged Thursday with DWI and speeding.
Michael E. Carter
Michael E. Carter, 38, of the 800 block of Penny Lane in St. Peters, is accused of driving drunk on westbound Interstate…
12.24.2009 1:51 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
DES PERES – A Fenton man has been charged with felony DWI after what was at least his 14th drunken driving arrest, according to court records.
Patrick M. O’Brien, 42, has been convicted of DWI or a related charge, driving…
12.21.2009 2:40 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
UPDATE on Moday, Dec. 21: Officers now have told us 24 people were arrested during this weekend’s extra patrols — 20 of them for DWI. Police said 20 officers worked from 10 p.m. Saturday until 3 a.m. Sunday, concentrating…
11.07.2009 1:51 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A St. Louis teen has been charged with involuntary manslaughter – DWI for a fatal accident two months ago.
Prosecutors issued an arrest warrant Friday for Christopher Ransfer, 17, of the 3700 block of Virginia Avenue.…
10.30.2009 4:40 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
My colleague Joe Mahr and I are putting the finishing touches on the third part of our continuing investigation into failures to punish drunken drivers.
This story discloses that area prosecutors regularly ignore one of the toughest sanctions against drunken…
10.27.2009 3:34 pm
Tim Meadows
State Rep. Tim Meadows, D-Imperial, told Jefferson County deputies that he had been drinking but was not under the influence of alcohol shortly before he was arrested on suspicion of DWI early Saturday,…
10.26.2009 1:02 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lt. Craig McGuire, of the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department provided these stats from Saturday’s DWI checkpoint at Highway 94 and Highway D:
- 1,080 vehicles stopped
- Two DWI’s
- Seven tickets for careless and imprudent driving or speeding
- One arrest
…
10.25.2009 5:43 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
JEFFERSON COUNTY – State Rep. Tim Meadows, D-Imperial, issued a public apology Sunday after being arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving in Jefferson County.
Rep. Tim Meadows
“Late Friday evening I was arrested in…