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11-02-2026, 02:11 PM
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St. Clair Officer Shoots Driver Who Speeds Away During Traffic Stop
A St. Clair police officer shot David Hill as Hill drove away with the officer partially inside his vehicle in St. Clair, Missouri, on Dec. 15, 2023. Officers responding to reports of a driver swerving into oncoming traffic on Highway 30 found Hill stopped near Bardot Street. Hill appeared intoxicated and smelled strongly of alcohol. As officers tried to identify him, Hill shifted into drive and accelerated. Ball fired and freed himself from the moving vehicle. Hill fled at high speeds, entering oncoming lanes, before officers lost sight of him. Officers found Hill's vehicle crashed at 795 N. Commercial Ave. Hill had a gunshot wound to the arm and was arrested and hospitalized. Ball was evaluated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Hill was charged with felony second-degree assault involving a special victim and felony resisting arrest by fleeing.
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