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Lake St. Louis officer injured in crash regains consciousness

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LAKE ST. LOUIS, Mo. – One of the five St. Louis area police officers injured by a suspected drunk driver made a breakthrough Sunday.

Lake St. Louis Police Officer Nathan Livingston regained consciousness and was able to speak with his family for the first time since the incident.

“Personally, I’m a faith-based person. Prayers pay off. Keep doing it, and I know we’re going to have a good outcome,” said Chief Chris DiGiuseppi for the Lake St. Louis Police Department.

It was a dramatic turnaround for Livingston. He remained unresponsive ever since he and four others were injured in the overnight hours of March 29.

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The officers were part of the St. Charles County Criminal Interdiction Task Force, responding to an incident on Interstate 70 in Maryland Heights. All of a sudden, a man driving an SUV barreled into a patrol vehicle. Five officers, three from Lake St. Louis, plus a Lake St. Louis K9 and two St. Charles County officers, were rushed to the hospital.The driver of the SUV is now in custody, facing several charges, including driving while intoxicated.

The St. Charles County officers were not severely injured and were treated and released. The three Lake St. Louis officers all required surgery. Two were treated and released. One is back home healing, and another is undergoing orthopedic rehabilitation.

Livingston, 26, has been in the Mercy Hospital St. Louis ICU in critical condition. In recent days, doctors have seen a big change, so they changed his condition from critical to satisfactory. The improvement came as a huge, welcome surprise.

“He’s regained some consciousness and was able to speak to this family on Easter,” DiGiuseppi said. “I’d call it great. We went out to all of the community for support. Thoughts and prayers, and it’s paid off.”

It has been a trying time for law enforcement. Police departments are aware of the risks that officers face every day. But three officers from the same department were emotionally overwhelming to Lake St. Louis Police.

“It was difficult to see all three of them, not just for me but for all my police department,” DiGiuseppi said. “My command staff, even the leadership, city employees that knew him. It was like family. It was like visiting a family member in the hospital; it’s difficult.”

He credits the staff at Mercy Hospital St. Louis, support from the community, and prayers for the recent breakthrough with Livingston, who is expected to make a full recovery.

DiGiuseppi said that he hopes this incident sends a message to the public about drunk driving.

“Being intoxicated, operating a motor vehicle. It drives home how dangerous it is,” he said. “How dangerous it is to the public—you know, we had three officers who were hurt.”

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Man attacks Jeff Co. deputy with screwdriver during attempted arrest

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.

Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.

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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.

According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.

Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.

Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.

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St. Louis Public Schools superintendent to be sworn in

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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.

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Gas tanker crashes into St. Louis Metro transit center

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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.

The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.

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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.

A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.

The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.

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