Woman Alerted Police to Drunk Driver, Creve Coeur Police Say
The driver had two previous DWI arrests, and admitted to police she mixed alcohol and prescription medicine.
A woman alerted Creve Coeur Police to a driver who appeared to be drunk on Olive Boulevard, and police pulled the woman over, according to a report. Lucy Murphy, 50, of the 11900 block of Charter Oak Parkway just north of Creve Coeur, was charged Jan. 23 with driving while intoxicated as a persistent offender, a felony. Police said she had two prior DWI convictions. Creve Coeur Police said they received a call at 5:02 p.m. Jan. 22 from a woman who said a driver had stopped to ask her for directions. The driver appeared lost, disoriented and slurred her speech, the woman told police. She provided a car description and a license plate number. An officer said he spotted the car going east on Olive, turned north onto Craig Road and then turned…
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