A State Police Captain was arrested this morning, accused of driving drunk while off duty and hitting a Baton Rouge Police unit in a multi-vehicle crash.
According to Lt. Jared L. Sandifer of the Louisiana State Police, 53-year-old Belinda Murphy, who was operating a 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe while traveling southbound on Plank Road, was impaired when she disregarded a red light at a Baton Rouge intersection at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning and hit a Baton Rouge Police Department Dodge Charger which then hit another vehicle, a Toyota Prius.
Murphy and the other drivers were transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor-to-moderate injuries.
As a result of the investigation, Murphy was booked on multiple charges, including:
Operating a vehicle while impaired (1st offense)
Vehicular negligent injuring (2 counts)
Traffic-control signals, a statute asserting that “vehicular traffic facing a steady circular red signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, or if none, then before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, then before entering the intersection, and shall remain standing until an indication to proceed is shown.”
She voluntarily submitted a toxicology sample, the results of which are pending.
She’s been employed with State Police since 2001 and currently works in the Louisiana State Police Special Investigations Division. Murphy has been placed on administrative leave.
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