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May 2001 Highway Reports

May 2, 2001 - 8:45pm - Unit #65 assisted a motorist on the shoulder of westbound I-44 just east of Bowles Ave. The motorist's front bumper started to detach from the car while he was driving which caused his headlights to go out. 65 remained behind him with his lights on until the tow truck he called arrived on the scene.

May 2, 2001 - 10:15pm - Unit #65 assisted a motorist on southbound I-270 just north of Highway 30. The driver told 65 that his truck was overheating and he was letting it cool off. 65 stayed behind him with his lights on until he got going again.

May 5, 2001 - 9:00pm - Unit #65 assisted a motorist out of gas on the off ramp from westbound I-44 onto Antire Rd. 65 gave the motorist one gallon of gas but the vehicle still wouldn't start. The driver checked the transmission fluid and discovered it was low. Her friend drove to a gas station to get some. She returned with the transmission fluid and the driver was able to start the car.

May 7, 2001 - 2:40pm - Unit #65 assisted a motorist with a flat tire on eastbound I-44 just east of Berry Rd. The driver was changing a tire on the left side of the trailer when 65 pulled up behind him. Since the driver was next to the white line, 65 remained behind him with his lights on until he finished. The driver then asked 65 where he could buy a new tire. 65 gave him directions to a nearby tire store.

May 7, 2001 - 8:00pm - Unit #02 pulled up behind a stalled car on southbound I-270 at Highway 30. When 02 arrived, the owner was attempting to tow the vehicle so 02 stayed behind them until they hooked up the vehicle and were on their way.

May 7, 2001 - 8:30pm - Unit #02 saw a car parked in front of the Springdale Pool on Highway 141. 02 stopped to see if he could help. The car had a dead battery so 02 helped jump start the car and they were on their way.

May 9, 2001 - 7:15pm - Unit #02 stopped to assist a stranded motorist on westbound I-44 under I-270. The driver stated she had been stranded there for four hours. She tried to flag down four Missouri State Highway Patrol Cars but they wouldn't stop to help her. 02 called a ride for her and stayed behind the vehicle with his lights on until her ride came and they were on their way.

May 10, 2001 - 7:30pm - Unit #02 assisted a motorist with a flat tire on Highway 141 at the Springdale Pool. The bolts were stripped so 02 couldn't change the tire for the motorist. The driver decided to walk home and get his friend to come and tow the vehicle home.

May 10, 2001 - 8:00pm - Unit #02 pulled up behind a car with its hazard lights flashing on the shoulder of southbound I-55 at Highway 141. There was a van in front of the car and when 02 turned on his lights, the van drove off. 02 discovered two very shaken up teenage girls in the car. They said they didn't know the person in the van. 02 calmed them down and inspected the car. He found transmission fluid leaking from the car. 02 remained with the girls until their father arrived. He put transmission fluid in the car and they got the car going again. The car died again further down the Interstate so 02 stopped behind them again with his lights on. They decided to call a tow truck. The tow truck arrived and the driver decided it was too dangerous to hook up the car because of road construction. 02 blocked off one lane of traffic so the tow truck driver could hook up the car. The family thanked 02 for all his help.

May 11, 2001 - 9:00pm - Unit #65, with unit #02 riding along, spotted a car and a pickup truck with their hazard lights flashing on the shoulder of eastbound I-44 just west of I-270. Just as 65 stopped on the shoulder behind them, they pulled back onto the Interstate. There was a problem with the car because it would only go 35mph. 65 got behind the slow moving vehicles and turned on his strobe lights to warn other motorists. 65 followed them with his lights on for about two miles until they got the car up to 50mph.

May 12, 2001 - 9:50pm - Unit #77 assisted a motorist in a pickup truck with a flat tire at the corner of Chippewa and Morganford in St. Louis City. 77's jack couldn't lift the truck high enough to change the tire so he called unit 65 on his cell phone to see if he could come to the scene with a larger jack. 65 and 220 were on I-44 in Fenton, MO when 77 called them. They immediately headed towards the city (12 miles away). They got to the scene and supplied 77 with a larger jack and he changed the tire for the motorist. She thanked all three of them for coming to her aid.

May 15, 2001 - 10:00pm - Unit #65 assisted a stranded motorist partially blocking the left lane on the off ramp from southbound I-270 onto Highway 30. The driver stated his boss was on the way to the scene so 65 remained behind him. His boss arrived and tried to fix the engine. He asked 65 if he had any water and 65 supplied him with 2.5 gallons of water. He couldn't get the truck started so 65 supplied him with a list of tow truck phone numbers. While waiting for the tow truck, a Sunset Hills Police Car pulled up behind 65. The first thing the officer said to 65 was "I could see your lights from far away". 65 explained the situation to the officer and the officer said he would stay there until the tow truck arrived and that 65 was free to leave. The driver and the officer thanked 65 for his help.

May 17, 2001 - 10:15pm - While on their home from Creve Coeur Days, unit #65 and unit #54 came upon a head on vehicle accident in the pouring rain on the off ramp from southbound I-270 onto Highway 30. A car was heading the wrong way down the off ramp and collided head on with a vehicle exiting the Interstate. 65 and 54 were first on the scene so they stopped behind the cars involved with their lights on and closed two lanes of traffic. 54 (a volunteer firefighter) ran up to check on the drivers while 65 put out flares and directed traffic in the pouring rain until the Sunset Hills Police arrived on the scene. One driver was taken to the hospital with chest pains.

May 18, 2001 - 9:20pm - Unit #220 was the first person on the scene of a two vehicle accident with injuries at Watson Rd. and Geyer Rd. in Sunset Hills, MO. 220 blocked off the right turn lane and put some flares 20 feet from the rear of his truck. He checked on injuries and found a female driver in one of the cars was shaken up and had minor injuries to the jaw and lower back (she was taken to the hospital by ambulance later). A passerby on the scene called 911 before 220 arrived. A Missouri State Highway Patrol officer arrived within two minutes and 220 assisted by giving the officer brief information on injuries. 220 stuck around for 40 minutes afterwards assisting the trooper with traffic control, stopping traffic so that the trooper could record "initial impact" footage, and helping two parents locate their daughter who turned out to be uninjured but in shock.

May 20, 2001 - 10:30am - Unit #44 pulled up behind a motorist out of gas blocking the left lane of eastbound Highway 21 at Kenerly Road. 44 stopped behind the motorist with his light bar on to warn approaching traffic. A few seconds later, a St. Louis County Police Car stopped behind 44. The officer and 44 helped push the car to the shoulder. The officer thanked 44 for stopping to help and 44 continued on his way.

May 27, 2001 - 9:40pm - Unit #65 assisted a motorist on the shoulder of northbound I-270 just north of Big Bend Road. The motoroist was an off duty police officer and he had a hole in his radiator. 65 told him he would stay behind him until the tow truck arrived. While waiting, a City of Kirkwood Police Officer pulled up behind 65. 65 explained the situation to the officer and the officer asked 65 if he was going to remain at the scene. 65 said "sure" and the officer said "good, because I really don't want to". Unit #220 arrived on the scene a few minutes later and he also remained at the scene until the tow truck arrived.

May 27, 2001 - 11:20pm - Unit #220 and #65 stopped on the shoulder of eastbound I-44 just east of Lewis Rd. A tow truck driver was on the shoulder hooking up a truck. 220 asked the driver if he needed help with traffic control. The driver said thanks but that wasn't necessary so 220 and 65 left the scene.

May 27, 2001 - 11:30pm - Unit #220 and #65 assisted a motorist with a flat tire on eastbound I-44 one mile east of Bowles Ave. The driver said his friend was on the way to help him and that 220 and 65 didn't need to stay with him. He thanked them for stopping.

May 27, 2001 - 11:40pm - Unit #220 and #65 assisted a stranded motorist on northbound I-270 just south of I-44. The motorist told 220 he had a friend on the way to help him. His friend arrived a few minutes later and they tried to jump start the car. That didn't work so they called for a tow truck. 65 was getting tired so he left the scene to go home and 220 remained behind the motorist until the tow truck arrived.

May 29, 2001 - 10:30pm - Unit #65 and #220 were on westbound I-44 at Antire Rd. when they saw a vehicle accident on eastbound I-44 just west of Antire Road. A pick up heading east had crashed into the concrete wall in the middle of the Interstate. A volunteer firefighter was at the scene first and was behind the truck but he only had a light facing forward. 220 stopped on the inside westbound shoulder to check on the driver and 65 turned on his strobes and headlight flashers and continued west to turn around at Lewis Road. 65 came back eastbound and stopped on the inside shoulder about fifty yards behind the accident to warn approaching drivers. Two St. Louis County Police Cars arrived about thirty seconds later and stopped directly behind the accident. The officers put out flares and closed the left lane. 220 came back eastbound and stopped futher back around the curve to warn drivers. 65 and 220 remained at the scene until police re-opened the lane about thirty minutes later. One of the officers waved a thank you to 65 before leaving.

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