Crime & Safety
Police: Man Drove Drunk, Caused Crash in Creve Coeur
The accused was driving while his license was suspended, according to Creve Coeur Police.
A man faces a criminal charge after police said he caused a collision on New Ballas Road Friday while driving drunk.
Kenneth S. Klein, of the 1700 block of Schulte Hill Drive in Maryland Heights, was charged Saturday with second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated.
Klein caused an accident at 828 New Ballas Road in Creve Coeur by colliding with a woman’s car, police said. The woman bruised her arm and hit her head in the crash.
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Creve Coeur Police said Klein appeared to be drunk and had watery eyes, slurred speech and smelled like alcohol. He failed all sobriety tests and was driving with a suspended license due to nonpayment of child support.
Bail was set at $10,000.
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