Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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…
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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.
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Wednesday, February 20
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 …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
St. Charles Police said the man was driving while intoxicated and ran over the man with his car after the two argued.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
A man intentionally drove over a pedestrian just after midnight Dec. 2 in the 900 block of North Main Street, according to a St. Charles Police report. Dean Scott Hodge, 48, of the 2400 block of Eagle Forest Drive in St. Charles, was charged Dec. 3 with second-degree assault, operating a vehicle with criminal negligence. St. Charles Police said the two men had argued and Hodge got in his car to leave, He was intoxicated at the time, police said. Lt. Dave Senter, of St. Charles Police, said Hodge continued northbound on Main Street after hitting the man and driving over him. The victim told police he believes Hodge intentionally drove at him and hit him. Police said the victim was conscious and alert when questioned at the hospital. His …
Saturday, September 22, 2012
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.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Two people were killed in the collision on Highway 364 just west of Maryland Heights Expressway.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
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 girl, 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 …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Police said the man's blood-alcohol content was .12 percent during the accident.
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A St. Charles County man was charged Friday with causing a 2010 accident on the Blanchette Bridge while driving drunk. Anthony Hutchins, 28, of the 1300 block of Summergate Parkway in St. Charles County, was charged with second-degree assaul and driving while intoxicated. St. Louis County Police said Hutchins was speeding at 4:50 a.m. Sept. 25, 2010 when he hit the back of the first victim’s car. The collision caused that car to spin out of control and hit two bridge walls. A third car then struck the second car. Drivers of both victims’ cars were injured. The second driver had bruises to the back of his head. The third driver had a punctured lung, broken ribs and a chipped hip bone. Hutchins also was taken to the hospital with lower back …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Military uniforms stolen from car parked in Texas Roadhouse lot.
Information provided by St. Charles Police Department. An arrest does not indicate conviction. Dog Bites Cars Parked at Texas Roadhouse Vandalized Fraud Fight DWI Air Conditioners Stolen Possible Child Abuse Trespassing
Monday, June 4, 2012
St. Charles Police will work with other police agencies on checkpoint, which is at an undetermined location.
Police from St. Charles, St. Peters and St. Chalres County Sheriff's Deputies will work a DWI checkpoint during the week of June 4-10 somewhere in St. Charles. The exact location of the checkpoint is not being disclosed, however. Grant funding from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Division of Highway and Traffic Safety is funding the operation.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Jason Mathis was arrested after passing out at the wheel of his car in Creve Coeur.
Jason Mathis, who lives on Scarlet Court in St. Charles, was arrested Friday by Creve Coeur police after passing out in his car and failing a field sobriety test, according to a STL Today article. Mathis, 35, was charged as a Driving While Intoxicated persistent offender, with two previous DWI charges. He refused a breathalizer test but his blood sample was taken after a warrant was issued.
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 ›