JEFFERSON COUNTY • Nathan B. Stewart, 51, a Jefferson County circuit judge, was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and felony second-degree assault after a traffic crash in which a passenger was injured, officials said Wednesday.
The Missouri Highway Patrol said a 2004 Cadillac Escalade driven by Stewart, of Hillsboro, ran off southbound Route BB, south of Cedar Rock Road, struck a utility pole and overturned about 9:21 p.m. Tuesday.
The patrol said Stewart declined treatment for minor injuries, and that his passenger, John F. Dietrich, 50, of Hillsboro, suffered moderate injuries and was taken to St. Anthony's Medical Center.
Stewart, a Democrat, was elected to the court in 2010 and defeated in a bid for re-election Nov. 8 but has not yet reached the end of his term. His clerk said he was not available for comment Wednesday.
Nathan Stewart, a Jefferson County circuit judge, was charged with DWI and assault after crashing his Cadillac Escalade, injuring a passenger.
Denise Hollinshed
Denise Hollinshed is a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
