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October 2000 Highway Reports

October 7, 2000 - 10:00pm - Unit #220 and unit #65 assisted a motorist and his family on eastbound I-44 just east of Bowles Ave. 220 checked to see if they needed any help and found that the driver had already called for a tow truck.

October 8, 2000 - 3:35pm - Unit #220 stayed behind a vehicle that was about to be towed on Hwy 40 west of Chesterfield Parkway West. The tow truck had just arrived, and the operator needed traffic control while he hoisted the car onto the tow.

October 8, 2000 - 9:05pm - Unit #220 stayed behind a vehicle that was in a tricky predicament on I-55 south of Imperial/Main Street exit near Imperial. The driver had just run out of gas and was stopped against the guardrail. 220 stayed behind the vehicle with his lights on and left the scene after the owner's father showed up with some fuel.

October 8, 2000 - 10:30pm - Unit #220 assisted Kirkwood Police with an overturned vehicle accident on I-44 east of Big Bend Blvd. 220 helped by shutting down two lanes of traffic with road flares and helped direct traffic into the far left lanes. Two people were seriously injured and the SUV they were driving was totaled. The highway was re-opened about 11:40pm.

October 9, 2000 - 6:40pm - Unit #220 spotted a stranded motorist on the shoulder of southbound I-270 just north of I-55. 220 couldn't get to the shoulder in time so he radioed to unit #65 to check on her. 65 stopped behind the motorist with his lights on and asked her if she needed any help. She told 65 her car overheated and she needed some water. 65 got his container of water from his car and filled her radiator. 220 turned around and stopped behind 65's car and provided traffic control so she could pull back out onto the Interstate.

October 13, 2000 - 10:45pm - Unit #220 assisted a motorist with a flat tire on I-270 south of Manchester Road.

October 15, 2000 - 8:40pm - Unit #220 came across a stranded motorist out of fuel on westbound I-44 near the Beaumont/Antire exit. The driver stated he had help on the way so, after a few minutes, 220 left the scene.

October 21, 2000 - 8:05pm - Unit #65 assisted a stranded motorist blocking the left lane of eastbound Gravios Road at I-270. The motorist already called for a tow truck so 65 stayed behind her with his lights on to warn the other motorists. Within a few minutes, a Sunset Hills Police Car pulled up behind 65. The officer said he would stay behind the motorist. He thanked 65 for his help.

October 21, 2000 - 10:30pm - Unit #220 tried to assist a motorist with a flat tire on northbound I-270 north of Manchester Road. The driver was on the phone with his mother when 220 arrived. 220 gave the driver a list of 24 hour towing companies and then waited until the tow truck arrived.

October 28, 2000 - 10:12pm - Unit #220 helped the Missouri State Highway Patrol assist a large family passing through from Ironton, Missouri on Route 61-67 three miles south of I-55. Their van had broken down on the side of the road and 220 assisted by taking two family members to a gas station to use the pay phone and call for help. 25 minutes later, a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer arrived on scene and together,they drove the family members to Pippin's Towing, where relatives could pick the family up.

October 30, 2000 - 4:00pm - Unit #220 was in the process of picking up a delivery for his courier service when he came across heavy traffic on northbound I-170 south of I-270. It turned out that a four vehicle accident with injuries was blocking the right lane to head east on I-270. 220 turned on his lights, parked, and radioed his dispatcher at work to call 911. After getting a status on the number of injuries, 220 proceeded to direct traffic around the vehicles and then used his traffic cones to shut down the right lane. Within minutes, a Hazelwood Police officer arrived on scene. 220 gave an injury report to the officer, which prompted two Deaconess Hospital ambulances' to arrive, along with another Hazelwood officer. 45 minutes later, the scene was cleared but a traffic was backed-up for three miles.

October 31, 2000 - 8:45pm - Unit #220 stopped and checked on three vehicles on the shoulder of I-270 south of Theiss Rd. in South County. Only one vehicle was broken down and the driver/owner stated that AAA was on the way so 220 left the scene.

October 31, 2000 - 9:30pm - Unit #220 stopped behind a vehicle on the shoulder of I-270 north of J. Kelley Memorial Drive in Town & Country. It turned out that the driver was passing through from California and just needed help finding the quickest way into Saint Charles. 220 gave him directions.

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