St. Louis, MO
David Freese’s DWI arrest last week is not the first time he’s been charged with drinking and driving.Ballwin Police arrested Freese for drunk driving in 2002 in Maryland Heights. Court documents from the St. Louis County Court show David R. Freese was arrested on November 30, 2002 for driving while intoxicated.
Ballwin Police said Freese was stopped after failing to drive in a single lane. Freese was 20 years old at the time, not old enough to legally drink in Missouri. Following the arrest, the state revoked Freese’s driver’s license.
A document on file in the St. Louis County Circuit Court says, “The petitioner was notified that his privilege to operate a motor vehicle would be suspended/revoked due to the petitioner’s excessive blood alcohol content as determined by a chemical analysis test.”
Lawyers for Freese filed a court case against the Missouri Department of Revenue in 2003, challenging the administrative revocation of his driver’s license. The court denied his request to reinstate that license.
A judge said the order of the Director of Revenue suspending/revoking the petitioner’s driving privileges is sustained. It is standard procedure for the state to revoke a driver’s license following an arrest for driving while intoxicated.
Another DWI arrest came 7 years later for Freese, on December 12th of this year.
Maryland Heights Police say Freese had a blood alcohol level of nearly three times the legal limit when he was stopped for a traffic violation at the intersection of Lindbergh and Page around 2:40 a.m.
Freese has a February court date on the 2009 case. The 2002 DWI case is no longer on his record. The state statue requires his record be cleared after the mandatory revocation period.
Newschannel Five has repeatedly requested additional information from Ballwin Police regarding the matter.
We also asked the attorney representing Freese’s on this December’s arrest, for comment regarding the 2002 DWI. He has refused comment.