In a story published on January 25, 2013 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has outlined the results of a study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The study revealed that drivers who used their cell phones while driving are more likely to speed, more likely to ride without a seatbelt and more likely drive […]
In a tough two week period for auto manufacturer GM another recall was announced. Over 54,000 trucks and SUVs were recalled due to problems with the steering column. All vehicles are 2013 models including the Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado, Tahoe and Suburban. Cadillac Escalade, Escalade EXT and Escalade ESV and GMC Sierra, Yukon, Yukon XL […]
A Dallas Cowboy football player from St. Louis, Josh Brent, has been charged with the death of another player on his team in Texas for intoxication manslaughter. Brent was admittedly driving while impaired when the accident occurred. The deceased, Jerry Brown, was described by Josh Brent as his best friend and was also from the […]
A fifteen year old driver with a learner’s permit caused an accident May 8. The two adults who allowed her to drive were charged in Mid-December with felonies on four counts of endangering the welfare of a child. According to a story posted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on December 13, 2012 the adults were […]
According to a recent story reported in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch a 78 year old man was traveling for over 11 miles the wrong way on Interstate Highway 44 in Southwest Missouri. The man was initially spotted by Missouri State police Tuesday evening. The officers attempted to accurately track his progress by traveling the right […]
A man who sped away from a Missouri Highway patrolman who was trying to pull him over for speeding has been charged with felony assault on a police officer and driving while intoxicated. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on December 10 that the car reached up to 110 MPH while the chase was going on. […]
A St. Charles man has been arrested and charged with multiple crimes, including DUI, after ramming his truck twice into his girlfriend’s car while she was trying to get away from him. The man is also facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child as the couple’s one year old son was in her […]
The parents of a sixteen year old girl who died in a car accident on Augusta Bottom road, in Warren county Missouri two years ago have filed for damages in the accident. In a St. Louis Post-Dispatch story reporting the lawsuit on November 20, 2012 the parents are said to be suing the county and […]
A man who has been arrested at least five times for DWI has been sentenced to four months in jail after accepting a deal from prosecutors. A story published in The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reveals that the driver, who crashed into two parked cars at a McDonalds in Des Peres Missouri in 2010, was unaware […]
A recent story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Adam Steinmann, a 27 year old truck driver, has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Steinmann was given an eight year sentence after an accident he caused took the lives of two innocent women. Mr. Steinmann did not properly secure a 46,000 pound piece of […]
