August 5, 2003 - 1:35pm - Unit #02 was driving west on I-64 crossing over the Mississippi River into downtown St. Louis when the traffic in front of him slowed. He then saw St. Louis City Fire Trucks going eastbound across the bridge into IL. 02 figured the trucks were turning around in IL to get to an accident on the westbound side of the bridge. Within a minute, he saw the accident in front of him and there were no emergency vehicles on the scene yet. He turned on his lights and blocked two lanes of traffic with his car. He walked up to the cars involved and saw that one of the drivers was injured. She had a compound fracture in her leg. He was about to go back to his car to get his medical gear when an ambulance pulled up next to the car. He started walking back to his car to get out of the way of the paramedics. He started to get out his cones to direct traffic when an ILDOT highway truck stopped behind his car. The driver of the truck asked 02 if he was involved in the accident and 02 said no. The driver asked 02 to leave the scene to him. 02 complied and left the scene.

August 6, 2003 - 8:30pm - Unit #02 was driving through Lone Elk Park in St. Louis County when he saw a pick-up truck parked on the side of the road in the park. The hood was up and a man was standing in front of the truck. 02 asked him if he needed any help. He said his engine had no oil in it. He further stated he had a slow leak in the engine and had not checked the oil in a while. 02 drove back to the Visitor Information Center in the park and called St. Louis County Park Ranger Dispatch. He explained the situation and they told 02 they would dispatch a Park Ranger to the park. 02 drove back to the motorist and waited with him until the Ranger arrived. He then left the scene.

August 6, 2003 - 9:45pm - Unit #220 assisted a group of motorists on I-270 south of Sappington Rd. A female motorist suffered damage to her vehicle on the passenger side of the car, but it was not a vehicle accident. 220 provided a list of tow truck numbers to the motorist and waited until the tow truck arrived before leaving the scene. While waiting, 220 contacted the Sunset Hills Police and notified them of the situation.

August 6, 2003 - 10:30pm - While on the southbound side of I-270, 220 saw a stranded motorist on the northbound side of I-270 and went to investigate. The vehicle stalled out while driving and the owner was contacting his AAA company when 220 arrived. Since no further help was needed, 220 proceeded to head back to the above incident. Sunset Hills Police were notified and St. Louis County Police was called because it was beyond the city limits of Sunset Hills.

August 6, 2003 - 11:05pm - Unit #220 assisted a motorist on I-270 north of Theiss Rd. The motorist had a tow truck on the way so 220 waited for it to arrive before leaving.

August 16, 2003 - 9:50pm - Unit #220 assisted a stranded motorist on I-270 south of Manchester Rd. 220 waited for a tow truck to arrive and then left the scene.

August 16, 2003 - 9:55pm - Unit 220 assisted a motorist with an overheated vehicle on I-270 north of Big Bend. 220 offered the driver use of his cell phone and then waited until someone came to pick her up. Unit 220 then contacted Kirkwood Police and told them that the vehicle would be on the highway overnight.

August 16, 2003 - 11:05pm - Unit 220 spotted a stranded motorist on I-55 north of Meramec Bottom Rd. A St. Louis County Police Officer in an unmarked vehicle pulled up in front of it at roughly the same time. Unit 220 turned around at Meramec Bottom Rd and headed northbound assuming the motorist would be taken care of by the time he reached the vehicle. As it turned out the police officer left the scene leaving the female motorist to fend for herself. 220 stayed with the motorist until the woman's father arrived, and then left the scene.

August 19, 2003 - 9:35pm - Unit #220 heard a report of a vehicle accident on Lindbergh Blvd south of Watson Rd in front of Helen Fitzgerald's (a local bar). 220 went to investigate and found Sunset Hills Police already on the scene. The accident was blocking traffic in both northbound lanes so 220 decided to help the officers out by directing traffic away from the scene near the crest of a hill leading to the accident. 220 helped the officers out for roughly an hour directing traffic and when the scene was finally cleared, one of the Sunset Hills Police Officers drove up to 220 and thanked him for the assistance.

August 23, 2003 - 9:50pm - Unit #220 stopped to assist a motorist and his wife who were stranded on southbound I-270 at Clayton Road. 220 offered his cell phone but they already had a tow truck on the way so he stayed with the vehicle until it arrived.

August 23, 2003 - 11:05pm - While leaving the scene of the above incident, 220 located another stranded motorist in the same area but closer to Manchester Road. 220 checked on the motorist and was advised that help was on the way. Since it was a female driver and a female friend, 220 decided it was better if he stuck around until their help arrived. The female motorist's father showed up minutes later and between them, they decided to call a tow truck. 220 did not wait for the the tow truck to arrive, since the driver appeared to be in good hands.

August 23, 2003 - 11:50pm - Unit #220 spotted six teenagers walking down I-55 south of I-255 and stopped to investigate. Looking towards I-255, there was a black vehicle on the shoulder. 220 assumed that was where they came from. Further south of them there was an occupied vehicle that pulled off onto the shoulder and it was attempting to reverse up the shoulder (towards them). 220 made contact with the teens and offered his cell phone to anyone that needed it. A female approached, took the phone, and made a phone call. However, there was still the problem with the other vehicle further south. 220 walked ahead of the group of teens and went to see what the problem was. As it turned out, the driver of the vehicle was an off-duty Highway Patrol Officer in an unmarked vehicle. 220 explained the situation to the officer and stated that the kids were going to walk to Butler Hill Road. The officer stated that it was unsafe to walk the highway and offered to drive the teenagers to a gas station since he was traveling in the same general direction. 220 left the scene to the officer and went on his way.

August 24, 2003 - 9:55pm - Unit 220 heard a report of a stranded motorist on eastbound I-64 near Chesterfield Airport Road. Unit 220 headed west on I-64, turned around on Hwy 94 south, and drove back on I-64 headed east. As it turned out, he located the vehicle in question but it was eastbound on I-64 east of Hwy 94, not at Chesterfield Airport Rd. Unit 220 spoke with the motorist and explained the situation. The motorist said she had called 911 several times and they either disconnected or forwarded her calls. The driver only needed help with getting a lug nut freed from the wheel. Unit 220 ended up changing the tire for the female motorist and gave her directions on how to get to Glendale from her present location. The driver was from Iowa City and in the process of moving to a place in Glendale when the tire blew.

August 27,2003 - 9:50pm - Unit #220 stopped to check on a vehicle on I-64 at the I-270 north/south split. The driver had already been checked on at 5:30pm and was waiting for her ride to show up. 220 offered his cell phone and bottled water to the driver and stated that he would come back after a while to check on her, if she was still around. 220 came back at 11:20pm and noticed the vehicle and driver was still there. He offered his cell phone to the driver again and waited until 12:00 midnight for her ride to arrive. At midnight 220 offered to drive the woman home and she accepted. 220 ended up taking the driver home to Florissant, MO and proceeded back to his own house for the night.

August 27, 2003 - 10:45pm - Unit #220 checked on a vehicle on I-55 south of Richardson Rd. To his surprise, the vehicle was occupied and the driver was asleep on the passenger side of the car. 220 knocked on the passenger side window and asked if the driver was okay. The driver stated that "someone stopped by about 5pm, but you are the first person I've seen tonight." 220 offered his cell phone to the driver, but the driver stated he was going to stay with the vehicle until morning when the tow truck was suppose to arrive. 220 then left the scene.

August 29, 2003 - 10:45pm - Unit #220 heard a report of a two car vehicle accident with a person ejected on Lemay Ferry Rd. & Forder Rd. in South County and went to help. 220 arrived on scene and immediately shut down the left turn lane on Forder. There were emergency crews already on the scene so 220 concentrated on helping the police with traffic control at the intersection. The occupants of both vehicles were sent to area hospitals. Forty five minutes later the accident was cleared up enough for 220 to re-open the turn lane. Unit #65 arrived on the scene behind 220 to back him up and divert traffic while 220 picked up the cones from behind his truck. 220 and 65 then left the scene.

August 29, 2003 - 11:50pm - Unit #220 checked on a motorist on I-55 just south of Meramec Bottom Rd. The fuel pump on the vehicle went out and since they weren't from the area, they needed directions to the closest Walmart. 220 stayed with the broken down vehicle while two of the occupants drove off in another vehicle to go to the Walmart. 220 stayed with the vehicle because it had kids in it, but after waiting for an hour for the driver to return, 220 left the scene.

August 29, 2003 - 11:50pm - Unit #65 stopped to check on a van and a car on the narrow shoulder of northbound I-270 under Manchester Rd. 65 walked up to the vehicles and there was a father and son hooking up a tow chain so the van could tow the car. 65 told them he would stay behind them until they finished hooking up the car. About five minutes later the father got into the van and the son got into the car and they pulled out onto the Interstate. 65 pulled out behind them and was expecting to drive away and leave them but they were only going 25mph in the right lane of the Interstate. Fearing this would cause an accident, 65 stayed behind them and turned on his arrow stick to divert cars coming up behind them out of the right lane. 65 followed them like this for about five miles until they exited I-64 onto Lindbergh Blvd. The father waved thank you to 65. 65 turned around and got back onto the highway since the speed limit on Lindbergh was much slower.

August 30, 2003 - 12:20am - Unit #65 stopped to check on a van with a lady standing outside of it on the shoulder of northbound I-270 just south of I-64. The lady told 65 she had a flat tire and her father just left to go home and get some tools to get the stuck tire off the van. She asked 65 if he could remain with her until her father returned. 65 waited with her for over thirty minutes. Her father returned with tools and a big jack and changed the tire within a few minutes. The father thanked 65 for waiting with her and then they drove away.

August 30, 2003 - 12:30am - Unit #220 assisted a lost motorist who pulled up behind his vehicle while he was out with the vehicle at I-55 and Meramec Bottom Road in his above report. The driver was trying to get to Cahokia, Illinois and missed her exit. 220 provided the directions (via a road map) and sent her on her way.

August 30, 2003 - 1:50am - Unit #220 assisted the Frontenac Police Department with a two car vehicle accident on eastbound I-64 at Spoede Road. Both vehicles were traveling in the same direction when one vehicle tapped the other, sending it careening into a drainage ditch. The same vehicle also knocked down a light pole and tore down part of a metal fence. The other vehicle ended up crashing into the median. 220 arrived just after the accident happened and called the police. One patrol car started driving the wrong way down the eastbound off-ramp so 220 blocked the entrance with his vehicle. Together, 220 and the officer shut down the highway to assess the situation. Slowly, two lanes of traffic were re-opened but the inside fast lane remained closed. The off-ramp remained open until it was time to move the vehicle from the drainage ditch. The driver that caused the accident was arrested immediately for DUI. The accident scene was cleared up by 3am and 220 was thanked for showing up and helping out.

August 30, 2003 - 11:30pm - Unit #65 assisted a motorist on northbound I-270 just north of I-44. The female driver told 65 her hose had broken and she and her friends were waiting for her father to arrive. 65 waited behind them until he arrived. They decided to leave the car there overnight and work on it in the daylight.