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Drug Intoxication

Monday, January 7, 2013

Man Charged With Drug-Intoxicated DWI Had Opiates in System, Police Say

The St. Louis man had three previous intoxicated driving convictions, Town and Country Police said.

*The following information was supplied by court documents. It does not indicate a conviction where an arrest was made. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) A St. Louis man was charged with driving while under the influence of drugs near the Ballas Road and South Outer 40 Drive intersection in Town and Country. A Town and Country Police officer said he had to swerve to avoid a collision with a car at 7:53 p.m. Aug. 23. He said the car driven by Richard Bellew, 63, was swerving between lanes on Ballas Road in Town and Country. Bellew, of the 4700 block of South Broadway in St. Louis, was charged Thursday with DWI drug intoxication as an aggravated offender. When the officer stopped stopped the car …

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