Friday, May 22, 2009

Corcoran asks for, receives another postponement for DWI hearing


The first hearing in the DWI case of Rep. Michael Corcoran, D-St. Ann, scheduled for Thursday in St. Louis County Circuit Court, was postponed until July 2. This is the second time the hearing has been postponed. both times at Corcoran's request, according to court records.

The hearing was originally scheduled for April 23.

The same thing happened with a hearing to determine whether Corcoran should be allowed to keep his driver's license. Initially, that hearing was scheduled for April 30, but has been postponed to July 29 at Corcoran's request.

Corcoran's license was automatically taken away following the Feb. 6 DWI arrest, but he received a stay and has been allowed to continue driving.

News accounts of his arrest indicate Corcoran was stopped by the Missouri Highway Patrol for weaving on I-70. Corcoran refused a breathalyzer test. In addition to the DWI charge, he is charged with failure to drive in a single lane, and failure to signal.

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