A St. Charles man is being charged with setting off a chain reaction of collisions that resulted in the death of St. Louis Alderman Greg Carter last summer. The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested the St. Charles man for DWI after the fatal truck accident that reportedly...
Missouri police want to avoid Memorial Day car crashes
For many people, summer really kicks into high gear with Memorial Day weekend. Family outings, trips to nearby lakes and rivers with friends, and other recreational activities fill the long weekend for many in the St. Charles area. The Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Missouri to toughen drunk driving laws?
A new proposal from a federal safety board could toughen Missouri drunk driving laws and thereby reduce car accidents, injuries and fatalities. The National Transportation Safety Board urges states to lower the threshold for blood-alcohol content (BAC) from 0.08...
Are ‘minor injuries’ always minor?
A few days ago, there was a local article about a St. Charles County three-vehicle car accident on Interstate 70. A publication afterwards described one person's injuries in the crash as "minor." The phrase gives rise to the question, though: are "minor injuries"...