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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Sentencing Postponed in Double Manslaughter Case

Patrick Dawson Walsh pleaded guilty in November to charges relating to a 2011 crash that killed two people.

  • POLICE & FIRE
  • Joe Scott
  • Thursday, February 14

A sentencing hearing for Patrick Walsh, a Florissant man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and assault charges was postponed Wednesday after family members and friends packed the courtroom for the hearing. Patrick D. Walsh, 21, of the 1800 block of Violet Drive in Florissant, pleaded guilty Nov. 15 to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and five counts of second-degree assault. The Missouri Highway Patrol reported Walsh was driving under the influence of alcohol and was going about 100 mph when he struck the rear of a Chevy Tahoe carrying six people. Walsh was 20 years old at the time. The Tahoe flipped several times, and Steve Brueggen, 38, and Michael R. McLemore, 37, were killed in the collision. Brueggen was a physical …

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Florissant City Hall (in Florissant Patch), Parkwood Elementary Teacher Killed in Car Crash, Paul Tripp Sentenced to Two Years in Valerie Butler Case, and 2 more ›

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Police: Maryland Heights Man Drove Drunk, Caused Crash

The accused was driving while his license was suspended, according to Creve Coeur Police.

  • POLICE & FIRE
  • Joe Scott
  • Tuesday, September 25, 2012

A man faces a criminal charge after police said he caused a collision on New Ballas Road Friday while driving drunk. Kenneth S. Klein, of the 1700 block of Schulte Hill Drive in Maryland Heights, was charged Saturday with second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated. Klein caused an accident at 828 New Ballas Road in Creve Coeur by colliding with a woman’s car, police said. The woman bruised her arm and hit her head in the crash. Creve Coeur Police said Klein appeared to be drunk and had watery eyes, slurred speech and smelled like alcohol. He failed all sobriety tests and was driving with a suspended license due to nonpayment of child support. Bail was set at $10,000. For more crime information on Maryland Heights Patch, see the …

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City of Creve Coeur (in Creve Coeur Patch), Creve Coeur Police Department (in Creve Coeur Patch), Police Arrest St. Charles Man in Connection with Tuesday's Fatal Car Accident, and 2 more ›

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