Zealous high school principals have been using "scared straight" style presentations in the school auditorium to warn teens about the dangers of drunk driving for decades, probably since the first hillbilly hopped-up on moonshine wrapped his Model T around a tree and lived to tell a horrific tale about it. For baby boomers it was the infamous "The Bottle and The Throttle" video, a highlight reel of gruesome drunk driving accident footage. Today, the Post-Dispatch reports
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch announced today that his office has charged Sunset Hills police officer Christine Miller with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of second-degree assault for the March 21, 2009, crash she caused which killed four people.Shortly before 2 a.m. that morning, Miller was driving the wrong way on Dougherty Ferry Road when her Mitsubishi struck a Honda turning right from Des Peres Road. The criminal investigation went on for seve
flickr.com/photos/bellhallaYes, the corn is getting high. The cicadas are singing. And rednecks are fueling up on booze and mounting their lawn tractors. Must be socks-and-sandals weather in Missouri. As if on cue, yesterday the Joplin Globe in southwestern Missouri reported that police in nearby Carterville arrested a man Friday for driving his lawnmower drunk down the highway. The accused, 47-year-old James Dennis, was hauled into the station where he blew a .094 Breathalyzer score (.08 is
bnd.comDennis CrettonYesterday we speculated that driving lawnmowers while intoxicated was a recreation sport unique to Missouri. We were wrong. Drunk lawnmowering (that a word?) seems to be a favorite pastime of inebriates everywhere -- particularly those who've lost their drivers license from a previous DWI. Take Dennis D. Cretton, for example. A revoked license from a drunk driving conviction didn't stop the 49-year-old resident of Belleville, Illinois, from climbing aboard his lawn tracto
Drugs and alcohol make people do stupid, shameful things. Question is, which of these Ass Clowns pulled the dumbest stunt this week? 1. Melanie Velasco: The Jefferson County mother made headlines back in May when authorities found a sandwich bag full of meth in some children's clothes she donated to a thrift store. Police then went to her Velasco's home where they uncovered a major meth-making operation in the house she shared with her husband and three children. Velasco was out on bail last
mugshot via stltoday.comDr. Charles EarnshawOn Tuedsay, Dr. Charles Earnshaw of Alton, Illinois pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and unlawful use of a weapon. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors agreed to drop other weapons and DUI charges the doctor was facing. The judge in the case also ruled that Earnshaw would face no penalty since he'd abided by court-imposed restrictions for the past 42 months, including a curfew, avoiding places that serve alcohol,
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Yes, 'tis that time of the week once more. Time for you, the readers of Daily RFT, to vote for the most despicable/idiotic local newsmaker of the past seven days. And the nominees...Amanda Hanneman and Jessra Johnson: The University of Missouri lady basketball players accused of beating the crap out of a male cheerleader following the celebration of their big win over Texas Pan-American. (C'mon ladies. Save the beat down for a victory over a real school!)David Freese: The St. Louis Cardinals
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Soulard needs a new street signIf you saw our earlier post today about the 92 arrests made by St. Louis' finest on the biggest drinking holiday of the year, you already know that a whopping 48 kids were cited for underage drinking on Saturday.But with more than 100,000 adults (a new record, according to Mardi Gras Inc.) taking to the Soulard streets to get sloppy drunk, how many of the remaining arrests were for driving under the influence?Go on, hazard a guess. Lower. Gettin
