Police: Missouri state lawmaker's BAC was 0.13

By Ryan Dean

KSDK -- We're learning more about the Missouri lawmaker who was arrested for DWI over the weekend. The documents show State Representative Timothy Meadows (D-Imperial), had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.13, well over the legal limit of .08.

• Read the police report

Deputies with Jefferson County Sheriff's Department say Meadows failed the sobriety tests given to him at the scene. They say he was falling and stumbling as he tried to do the 'walk-and-turn.'

The report shows Meadows drank six beers in a two-hour period.

Police say the representative was found early Saturday morning, alone, in a parked car outside a gas station in Imperial. They say the engine was running and he was slumped over the steering wheel.

"According to the report he had pulled in there to get his wife a cup of coffee and he had fallen asleep at the wheel," said Captain Ralph Brown, Jefferson County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies say his wife was not with him.

No charges have been filed at this time yet. The prosecutor's office has yet to review the report.

Rep. Meadows released the following statement to NewsChannel 5 Sunday afternoon:

"Late Friday evening, I was arrested in Imperial on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. I am deeply sorry this incident occurred and sincerely apologize to my family and to my constituents. This has never happened in the past, and it certainly won't happen again in the future. As this case in now a matter for the judicial system, my attorney has advised me to make no further comment at this time."