MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO (KTVI-FOX2now.com)—
We now have the official police report from the early morning DWI arrest of Cardinals player David Freese. The report shows his blood alcohol content was almost three times over the legal limit when he was arrested early Saturday morning in Maryland Heights. The police report obtained through the Freedom Of Information Act shows Freese took a breathalizer test. His blood alcohol content was .232. Almost three times over the legal limit of .08.The report goes on to say Freese was swerving while driving on Page Avenue around 2:00 a.m. The officer pulled the Cardinals player over. Freese smelled like alcohol. The officer asked for his insurance card. Freese gave him his health insurance card.
Freese said he'd had seven beers to drink and was on his way from downtown to his home near Lafayette High School.
But Freese was going east on Page. When the officer asked him if he knew where he was, Freese said he thought he was at I-270 and Highway 40.
Freese was cooperative. He was arrested and jailed. A friend picked him up about an hour later.
The 26 year old's agent says Freese is remorseful and eager to put the incident behind him.
Freese is a top candidate to be the Cardinals third baseman this year.
Maryland Heights police say Freese was not treated any differently because he's a baseball player. The officer on patrol was on a special DUI enforcement detail paid for by a special state grant.
