Melissa Patterson Hazley Stays Winning Against DROPPED DUI Charge

Our blog community was the FIRST to report this hot mess last year . . . And now we' check the aftermath from a lesser online outlet. 

The basics . . .

MELISSA PATTERSON HAZLEY'S DELAY STRATEGY WORKED AS SHE BEATS THE DUI CHARGE!!!

Plebs lower on the food chain likely wouldn't have access to these kind of legal resources or grace from the court . . . But we don't want to seem "jelly" about the good fortune of a leader in an upcoming council contest AAAAAAANNNNDDDD the likely heir apparent to Mayor Q's throne . . . Here's the word . . .

A drunken driving charge against Kansas City Council candidate Melissa Patterson Hazley was dropped Wednesday before it came to trial because one of the arresting officers was no longer available to testify against her, the Clay County prosecutor’s office said.

Patterson Hazley was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated last year after an Aug. 20 traffic stop. According to the citation, an Excelsior Springs police officer pulled her over around 10:20 that night after noticing that her 2012 Mercedes 350 was driving on the right shoulder and almost left the roadway.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

DWI charge against city council candidate dropped when witness was unable to testify

A drunken driving charge against Kansas City Council candidate Melissa Patterson Hazley was dropped Wednesday before it came to trial because one of the arresting officers was no longer available to testify against her, the Clay County prosecutor's office said. Patterson Hazley was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated last year after an Aug.