Weaving I-44 Driver Wrecks, Arrested on Suspicion of Drugs
PHOTOS CAPTURE IT LIVE: A single-car accident Wednesday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 44 at Lewis Road led to the driver being searched and ultimately arrested.
Shortly after St. Louis County Police received a call about a careless and imprudent driver on Interstate 44, a man heading eastbound ran his car off the right side of the highway just past the Lewis Road exit. The male, driving what appeared to be a Ford LTD, was taken into custody by St. Louis County Police officers after he ran his car into an embankment off of I-44. The accident occurred just after 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Eureka Fire Protection District firefighters and a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer also responded to the accident. St. Louis County Police officer Eric Algren told Patch the car was registered to a St. Louis County resident. The driver was the only occupant in the car, and he didn't hit any other vehicles …
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