Wildwood Driver Straddles Yellow Lines, Gets Fourth Drunk Driving Charge

A Wildwood man faces a felony driving while intoxicated charge after being stopped along Manchester Road.

Joseph Edward Stone, 50, of the 200 block of Catlin Avenue in Wildwood, was charged April 19 with DWI as an aggravated offender. Stone has three previous convictions for alcohol-related driving offenses.

A St. Louis County police officer said he saw Stone driving and straddling the double yellow line in the 16800 block of Manchester Road. He said Stone also crossed a lane line and struck a curb while driving.

The officer pulled Stone’s vehicle over and said the driver smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot and watery eyes and admitted drinking alcohol. Stone did poorly on a sobriety test and a Breathalyzer showed his blood-alcohol content was 0.112 percent.

Stone previously was convicted of DWI in Ballwin in 1999 and in St. Louis County in 1985. He also was convicted of driving with excessive blood-alcohol content in St. Louis County in 1997.

Bail was set at $25,000 for Stone.

For more crime information on Eureka-Wildwood Patch, see the following articles:

• Man Faces Seventh Drunk Driving Charge After Stop On Manchester Road
• Wildwood Man Charged With Fourth DWI Since 2009