Crime & Safety

Man Charged As Aggravated DWI Offender In Creve Coeur

Kenneth Morgan of Olivette has made pleas or been found guilty in a trio of DWI cases in St. Louis County dating back to 1999.

An Olivette man faces a fourth DWI charge after Creve Coeur Police pulled him over for failing to drive in a single lane on Olive Road in the early morning hours Dec. 27.

Kenneth Morgan, 42, of the 1100 block of Crockett Drive in Olivette, was charged Dec. 27 with driving while intoxicated as an aggravated offender, a class C felony.

Creve Coeur Police said officers saw that Morgan could not maintain a single lane while driving on Olive Road near Cross Creek Drive at about 1:20 a.m. Dec. 27.

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The officer said Morgan had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, strong odor of alcohol on his breath and swayed and stumbled when he attempted to walk.

Morgan failed to complete the sobriety test, and a breath sample showed he had a blood-alcohol content of .132 percent. The legal limit is .08 percent.

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Morgan also was found or pleaded guilty to DWIs in 2004 in St. Louis County, in 2000 in Kirkwood, and in 1999 in Des Peres.

Bail was set at $20,000. Morgan posted a 10 percent cash bond and was released.

For more crime information on Creve Coeur Patch, see the following articles:

  • St. Louis County Man Faces Third DWI Charge
  • Police Say DWI Suspect From Creve Coeur Had Handgun Tucked in Waistband
  • GUILTY: Chesterfield Man Faces 7-Year Sentence In DWI Manslaughter of Janet Esrock


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