ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A plea hearing has been set for the man charged in the death of St. Louis Police Officer David Lee.

Officer Lee was fatally struck on Interstate 70 near Adelaide Avenue in September of 2024. When he was hit, Officer Lee was helping with a previous crash.

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The driver of the car that hit Officer Lee, Ramon Chavez-Rodriguez, had his blood drawn at the hospital after the crash. Police said the blood draw showed a blood-alcohol content of .10 about two hours after Officer Lee was hit.

Chavez-Rodriguez is charged with driving while intoxicated-death of law enforcement or emergency personnel and exceeding the posted limit. A plea hearing has been set for Tuesday mor

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