Scott M. Armstrong
Name: Scott M. Armstrong
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/12/2005
Location: Highway 370
Bridgeton, Missouri, 63044
County: St. Louis
Agency: University City Police Department, Bridgeton Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Off-duty University City police officer Stephen Bastean was reportedly drunk when he made a U-turn into oncoming traffic and crashed his 2001 Chevrolet Blazer head-on into Bridgeton police officer Scott M. Armstrong's 2000 Ford Crown Victoria patrol car, killing them both. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Bastean's blood alcohol content was 0.188 percent—more than twice the legal threshold for being drunk. The crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. in Bridgeton. Bastean had reportedly been scheduled to report to work at 7 a.m.
Unique ID: 3912
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