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June 2000 Highway Reports

June 5, 2000 - 2:00pm - Unit #220 witnessed and arrived on the scene of a two vehicle accident on eastbound Watson Rd at the I-270 off-ramp. He provided traffic assistance around the vehicles involved and helped to block the intersection of Geyer and Watson road so the Sunset Hills Police could respond quickly and without incident. One woman was taken to the hospital with whiplash and minor back pain.

June 6, 2000 - 9:15pm - Unit #65 assisted a stranded motorist with an overheated engine on northbound I-270 just north of I-44. 65 gave the motorist his two gallon jug of water to fill the radiator and he was on his way again.

June 10, 2000 - Unit #220 assisted a motorist with a stalled vehicle on I-64 just east of Mason Road. 220 stayed behind the vehicle with his lights on until the drivers' husband arrived.

June 11, 2000 - 9:30pm - Unit #65 assisted a stranded motorist with a flat tire on northbound I-55 just south of I-255. 65 let the motorist use his hydraulic jack and provided traffic control while they changed the tire.

June 16, 2000 - 9:35pm - Unit #65 assisted some stranded motorists on the shoulder of southbound I-270 just south of I-44. No one was able to come and pick them up and since it was raining heavily, 65 conveyed the motorists to their house near I-55 and Butler Hill Road.

June 17, 2000 - 9:15pm - Unit #65 assisted a stranded motorist blocking the left lane on the ramp from southbound I-55 onto Lindbergh. 65 stayed behind the vehicle with his lights on and put out cones and flares until a St. Louis County Police car arrived on the scene.

June 17, 2000 - Unit #220 assisted a family on their way to Colorado that stopped to repair faulty tail lights that went out on the families' trailer at Hwy 40 and the Boone's Crossing on-ramp.

June 18, 2000 - Unit #220 assisted a Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy by providing traffic control along westbound I-44 near the 248 mile marker. A vehicle fire prompted the closing of the right lane and traffic was slowed and routed into the left lane. It took roughly an hour to clear the scene.

June 18, 2000 - Unit #220 assisted a family from Cuba Missouri that had a flat tire on westbound I-44 at the 220 mile marker. 220 provided a hydaulic jack and 4-way tire iron, so that the motorist could change the tire and be on his way home again.

June 19, 2000 - Unit #220 assisted a motorist out of gas and blocking one lane on Lindbergh Blvd. under I-44. 220 directed traffic around the vehicle until the motorist could get gas and be on his way.

June 19, 2000 - Unit #220 assisted a motorist with a broken drive shaft on top of the on-ramp to Hanley Road from Hwy 40. 220 directed traffic around the vehicle until the tow truck arrived. Richmond Heights Police also arrived on the scene to assist.

June 26, 2000 - Unit #220 assisted Webster Groves Police with a minor accident at I-44 and the Laclede Station Road off-ramp. Two vehicles were involved and nobody was hurt.

June 30, 2000 - 9:30pm - Unit #65 assisted a stranded motorist on the shoulder of southbound I-55 just south of the Meramec River. He was repairing a radiator hose so 65 stayed behind him with his lights on until he fixed it.

June 30, 2000 - 10:00pm - Unit #65 assisted a stranded motorist on a motorcycle on northbound I-270 one mile south of I-44. The motorcyclist had a flat tire so 65 stayed behind him with his lights on until his friends arrived in a truck to haul it away.

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