Trooper Isaiah “Doesn’t Miss Leg Day” Lemasters was able to move this traffic hazard off the roadway for you, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said on X.
The St. Louis Police Officers Association reported that 116 police officers have resigned or retired in 2023. An alert on its website says there were 312 police vacancies as of Dec. 4 after 17 more officers left in the past month.
Video voiced over by Sgt. Craven discusses the pursuit of a driver who had been “traveling all over the roadway” at about 30 mph and was suspected of being “drunk.”
The suspect allegedly opened fire on the two officers, killing Detective Sgt. Mason Griffith and severely wounding Officer Adam Sullentrup. Sullentrup was shot in the head and side.