Former LSU running back Richard Murphy arrested for fatal D…

Dui Crash Baton Rouge Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Former LSU running back Richard Murphy, 39, was arrested on multiple charges including two counts of vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated after a crash on June 14, 2026 in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police said Murphy was driving 58 mph in a 30 mph zone on Main Street when he ran a red light and struck a vehicle, killing 94-year-old Robert Tarver and his daughter-in-law, 69-year-old Carla Tarver. Police said evidence showed Murphy was not sober at the time of the crash. He faces charges of DWI, two counts of vehicular homicide, reckless operation of a vehicle, and first-degree vehicular injury.