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8, 2004 - 10:35pm - Unit #220 assisted with a two-vehicle accident
on southbound Highway 141 at I-64. Town & Country Police and
Fire were already on the scene but since there was such an influx
of traffic, the Highway Patrol was also called in to cover the call.
The President’s motorcade was initially supposed to travel
down Highway 141 from I-64, but due the traffic accident, it had
to be re-routed around the scene. Unit #220 assisted by blocking
the turn lane and a driving lane with his traffic cones.
October
9, 2004 - 9:00pm - Unit #65 (with unit #02 riding along) stopped
to check on two cars partially blocking the right lane on the off
ramp from northbound I-270 onto Dougherty Ferry Rd. The woman told
65 she was about to call for a tow truck. 65 told her since they
were blocking a lane, he would wait behind them with his lights
on until the tow truck arrives. A few minutes later the woman walked
back to 65's car and told him they decided to leave the car there
and get it in the morning. Both she and 65 left the scene. 65 notified
the police about the vehicle.

October
9, 2004 - 9:20 - Unit #220 checked on two vehicles on North Highway
Drive just east of Bowles Ave. 220 stayed with the vehicles while
they fixed an engine problem. 65 arrived a few minutes later to
back up 220. They both remained behind the vehicles with their lights
on until the motorists were on their way.

October
9, 2204 - 9:50pm - Unit #65 (with unit #02 riding along) stopped
to check on four vehicles on the shoulder of southbound I-55 just
north of Butler Hill Rd. A group of about ten teenagers were standing
on the shoulder when 65 arrived. They told 65 they had a minor vehicle
accident and were exchanging information. They said they didn't
need the police. 65 remained behind them for a few minutes until
they got going.

October
9, 2004 - 11:40pm - Unit #220 checked on two motorists on I-64 west
of I-270. The motorist had roadside assistance on the way to the
location so 220 remained with the vehicle until the tow truck arrived.
The driver thanked 220 for sticking around.
October
17, 2004 - 10:45pm - Unit #220 attempted to assist a stranded motorist
driving on the shoulder of I-44 near the Beaumont/Antire exit. The
female driver stated she was having vehicle trouble. She also stated
that her husband was a mechanic and said he’d look at the
car once they made it to a gas station about two miles away. 220
offered the woman his cell phone and a list of towing companies,
but she declined both offers of help. She had children in the car
and was on her way to St. Clair, MO when the trouble started. Instead,
she decided to go on her way.
October
20, 2004 - 9:50pm - Unit #220 attempted to assist a motorist on
I-55 north of Festus, MO. After speaking to the female driver, he
stayed behind her until her tow truck finally arrived about 1.5
hours later. The driver thanked 220 for stopping.
October
22, 2004 - 10:15pm - Unit #220 assisted with traffic control at
a house fire in St. Clair, Missouri. When 220 arrived on the scene,
he noticed emergency vehicles on both sides of Hwy 30 near Bethel
Church Road. He also saw a lone firefighter (wearing non-reflective
clothing) trying to stop traffic by waving a blinking flashlight
at on-coming vehicles. Since that stretch of highway is marked at
55 miles per hour, 220 immediately turned on his emergency lights
and used his traffic cones to block traffic from entering the section
of Highway 30 at Bethel Church Road to Highway 32. Fire Department
vehicles #9383, #8345, #1693, and #8316 remained on the scene until
the fire was under control at 11:30pm. A half-hour later, 220 was
allowed to open up the highway in both directions to traffic. The
St. Clair Fire Department and a Jefferson County Sheriff’s
Deputy thanked 220 for his assistance, along with the female firefighter
that he helped. The house was a complete loss and the female occupant
of the house was unhurt.
October
24, 2004 - 9:40pm - Unit #220 stopped to assist a motorist on Big
Bend Blvd just east of Lindbergh. The driver was changing a flat
tire when 220 arrived so 220 stuck around until he finished. The
driver thanked 220 for his assistance.
October
30, 2004 - 3:00pm - Unit #02 was walking to his car on the lot of
Home Depot in Sunset Hills, MO when he saw an officer attempting
to unlock a car for a man next to his car with a door unlock tool.
The officer was having trouble unlocking the door so 02 offered
his assistance to the officer explaining that he was once a mall
security officer and has vast experience with vehicle lock-outs.
The officer gave the tool to 02 and said she hasn’t done a
lock-out in over six months. 02 had the door unlocked within 15
seconds. The driver thanked 02.
October
30, 2004 - 8:50pm - Unit #220 attempted to assist a stranded motorist
on I-270 north of Big Bend Blvd in Des Peres, MO. The driver had
a flat tire on his jeep but had no spare tire. His friend attempted
to put the spare from his truck on the vehicle but it was too big.
The driver said he would come back for his vehicle in the morning
and thanked 220 for the use of his jack and tire-iron.
October
30, 2004 - 9:25pm - Unit #220 attempted to assist a motorist with
a flat tire on southbound I-270 at the ramp to go west onto I-44.
The driver had the flat tire changed and had the spare tire on the
vehicle when 220 arrived. 220 decided to entertain the passengers
in the car (they were all kids under the age of 6). Once the tire
was changed and tightened the motorist thanked 220 for his help
and went on his way.
October
30, 2004 - 9:35pm - Unit #220 attempted to assist a motorist in
an overheated vehicle on I-270 south of Tesson Ferry. The motorist
stated that the temperature gauge would not go down to the normal
range so 220 decided to sit with the vehicle until the driver was
comfortable enough to drive it home.
October
30, 2004 - 10:50pm - Unit #220 attempted to assist a stranded motorist
with a flat tire on I-55, just south of the Pevely, MO exit. The
driver stated that he had help on the way, but that it had been
over an hour since she called AAA. 220 decided to stay with the
vehicle and turned on his warning lights since the vehicle was up
against the guardrail. A roadside assist service vehicle came a
few minutes after 220 arrived on the scene and the driver thanked
220 for sticking around.
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