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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

St. Charles Man Leaves Accident Scene on Bridge, Gets Fourth DWI Charge in Two Years

Bart Laster has three previous alcohol-related driving convictions and faces three additional DWI charges.

A St. Charles man faces his fifth DWI charge within the last two years and his sixth alcohol-related driving charge overall. He was pulled over after leaving an accident scene at the Blanchette Bridge Wednesday, police said. Bart Laster, 40, of the 1000 block of Cole Boulevard in St. Charles, was charged Wednesday with driving while intoxicated as an aggravated offender and leaving the scene of an accident. Laster was eastbound on Interstate 70 on the Blanchette Bridge when he caused an accident, according to a probable cause statement. He left the scene, but was pulled over by Maryland Heights Police, the probable cause statement reads. A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper arrived and saw signs that Laster was drunk, including a strong…

Josie

12:45 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013

He will never learn!!! All he cares about is going out 7 days a week and getting drunk/stoned/high. This makes 7 DWI's for him. Just think about how many times he didn't get caught. From 2004 to 2007 he got 1 in Pine Lawn and 2 in Woodson Terrace. In 2011 from May to September he got 1 in Town and Country, 1 in St. Peters, and 1 in Creve Coeur. And now February, 2013, he got his 7th DWI. …   more ›

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Comments from Patchland: Wishing You Were Irish?

One commenter laments those "awful sausages" from her family's heritage — and wonders if she was switched at birth.

With St. Patrick's Day in the rear-view mirror, some of us just can't let it go. Check out one Irish-wannabe's lament below. And when's the last time you heard the phrase "imprecise engineering, enforced precisely"? Does that adequately capture the way red-light cameras work in your view? Red Light Cameras are Here to Stay: "Let's get one thing straight. Red light cameras are not fair. As an enforcement device, they take advantage of imprecise engineering, enforced precisely." — Brian Ceccarelli, Hazelwood Patch "Safe Routes to School" Program Coming to Russell Elementary: "We really need to slow the traffic down. Their vehicles speed down Gerard and blow through all the stop signs like they were not there. This is every day. They just …

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