St. Louis motorists stopped under a suspicion of drunk driving who refuse a breath test may be hauled to a hospital for a blood test under a new policy. (Updated 11:15 a.m.)
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Read More »St. Louis motorists stopped under a suspicion of drunk driving who refuse a breath test may be hauled to a hospital for a blood test under a new policy. (Updated 11:15 a.m.)
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Read More »At least one Missouri county is taking advantage of a new law that allows them to take blood samples from suspected drunken drivers without warrants, even as a challenge to the law moves through the courts.
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Read More »A dismal budget situation and a lack of consensus on certain issues may inhibit legislators from passing agenda items during this year’s session of the Missouri General Assembly. As lawmakers prepare to return on Wednesday for the five-month session, the ...
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Read More »As state lawmakers consider revamping Missouri’s driving-while-intoxicated laws, the Missouri Supreme Court is poised to reconsider the interpretation of those already on the books. Today and tomorrow, the high court will hear four DWI-related appeals, including two that could resolve ...
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Read More »Gov. Jay Nixon’s proposal to shift some DWI cases from municipal courts to state courts is drawing fire from some who say the move will overburden state courts and drain revenue from cities. Nixon unveiled an array of proposals last ...
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Read More »Gov. Jay Nixon called for lawmakers to impose stricter penalties on driving-while-intoxicated offenders during a statewide tour on Wednesday, with stops in Hannibal, St. Louis County and Cape Girardeau County.
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Read More »Prosecutors, judges consider changes to state statutes, procedures
Kevin Kelly, a municipal judge in Richmond Heights and a defense lawyer for people accused of drunken driving, speaks on Wednesday at a summit on Missouri's DWI laws in Jefferson City.
Gov. Jay Nixon renewed his commitment to revamping the state's driving while intoxicated statutes. But the first-term governor said that finding common ground on the substance of those changes wouldn't be a simple task.
Read More »Rep. Tim Meadows, D-Imperial, was arrested on Imperial Main Street near Interstate 55 on Oct. 24 on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. He was booked at the Jefferson County Jail at 1:53 a.m. and released at 2:45 a.m. Meadows, 51, ...
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Read More »The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about how to proceed when a person is improperly designated as a persistent drunken driver. According to court documents, Vanessa Severe flipped her car into a ditch in January 2007 in Gentry ...
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Read More »St. Charles County held its first “no refusal” checkpoint on Thursday night. Officers had the ability to obtain warrants for blood testing when a driver refused to take a breathalyzer test. The process is legal according to attorneys, but many ...
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Read More »Second-degree assault; DWI WD69152 State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Mark A. Royal, Appellant Appeal From: Jackson County Circuit Court, Judge James D. Williamson, Jr. Handdown Date: 3/3/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Thomas H. Newton Opinion Vote: Judges Ellis and Welsh, concur ...
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