BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A hit-and-run crash led to the arrest of a Baton Rouge man.
Ricardo Campbell, 34, of Baton Rouge was driving one of the two vehicles involved in an accident around 5:45 p.m. on U.S. 61 and Arnold Lane on Wednesday, May 31. A member of the Louisiana State Police interviewed the owner of the other vehicle involved in the accident. They said that Campbell rear-ended his vehicle “while stopped in on and off traffic,” according to the affidavit.
The investigator spoke with Campbell who confessed to hitting the other vehicle from behind. While speaking with Campbell, the investigator noted that he had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. Campbell said he had “just gotten off the boat,” according to the affidavit. Investigators said Campbell was arrested and later given an alcohol breath test. The result from that breath test was a BAC of .176g%, arrest documents said.
Campbell was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Thursday, June 1. The Baton Rouge man was charged with hit and run, DWI (1st), following too closely and false certificates.
Campbell was released from prison on a $4,000 bond.
