ATV accident

Polo woman killed in drunken ATV accident

A Polo woman was fatally injured late Saturday night in northwestern Ray County when she, as a pedestrian, was hit by an all terrain vehicle. Twenty two year-old Megan Lamarr of Polo was flown by medical helicopter to Truman Medical Center where she died three and one half hours after the accident. The accident happened […]

Trenton man pleads guilty to DWI

Among cases this week in the Associate Division of circuit court, Trenton resident Shawn Howell pleaded guilty to an amended charge of driving while intoxicated—a misdemeanor—February 3rd. Imposition of sentence was suspended and Howell was placed on two years probation. Among the conditions is to pay recoupment fees of 146 dollars; make a 100 dollar […]

DWI saturation in Caldwell County leads to two arrests

An increased effort by the Missouri State Highway Patrol to detect impaired drivers and other traffic violations in Caldwell County resulted in two arrests for driving while intoxicated (DWI), 11 traffic citations, and 53 warnings. The effort, which was referred to as a “DWI saturation”, was Saturday night, March 19th into the early morning hours […]