[kj] OT: Peter Murphy

[Phillipps, Marc]

God he's looking rough . . . 

 

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On Behalf Of Rheinhold Squeegee
Sent: 19 March 2013 15:17
To: Gathering Gathering
Subject: [kj] OT: Peter Murphy

 

KJ Facebook had two blurbs about Youth working with Peter Murphy and
Murphy's upcoming US "Bauhaus Hits" tour. Looks like that may go on the
backburner for a bit:
 
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/news/tn-818-0318-british-goth-rocker-ar
rested-for-alleged-dui-hitandrun-in-glendale,0,7800622.story
 


Peter Murphy arrested for alleged DUI hit-and-run in Glendale

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Peter Murphy arrested for alleged DUI-related crash. (Glendale Police
Department / March 18, 2013) 

*	 

March 18, 2013 | 4:51 p.m.

Peter Murphy
<http://www.glendalenewspress.com/topic/entertainment/music/peter-murphy
-PECLB003276.topic> , lead singer of British Goth rock band Bauhaus
<http://www.glendalenewspress.com/topic/entertainment/music/bauhaus-%28m
usic-group%29-PECLB0004963.topic> , was arrested Saturday after he
allegedly rear-ended a vehicle in Glendale, injured the driver and then
fled to Los Angeles, where he was blocked by an eyewitness until police
arrived, officials said.

The eyewitness followed Murphy, 55, from the crash at Central and Goode
avenues in Glendale to the 3400 block of Barham Boulevard in Los Angeles
because "he was afraid [Murphy] would kill someone with his driving,"
according to Glendale police.

Murphy, who was in a Subaru Forester, reportedly struck a Mercedes about
11:48 a.m. at the intersection, then drove around it and got on the
Ventura (134) Freeway, police said. As he fled the scene, a witness who
was washing windows, snapped a photograph of Murphy's Subaru, which
sustained moderate front-end damage.

The driver of the Mercedes was also able to write down Murphy's license
plate number before Glendale fire personnel hauled her away on a gurney,
police said.

Meanwhile, the driver of a pickup truck reportedly followed Murphy to
Los Angeles, where he pulled in front of him, blocked his Subaru and
called Glendale police to tell them he was detaining Murphy.

Los Angeles police detained Murphy until Glendale police arrived.

Glendale officers said Murphy appeared to be at points "very confused"
and had difficulty recalling the day and time.

Murphy denied drinking alcohol that day, adding that he had only taken
his regular prescription pills for depression, according to police.

Murphy - who's from England but lives in Turkey - reportedly admitted to
being involved in a traffic collision, telling officers he was
jet-lagged from a recent flight, police said. 

Inside the Los Angeles police patrol car where Murphy had been detained,
officers reported finding a small plastic bag, possibly of
methamphetamine
<http://www.glendalenewspress.com/topic/health/drugs-medicines/methamphe
tamine-%28drug%29-HEDAR00000164.topic> , police said. Murphy denied the
bag belonged to him, but officers said they believed he was trying to
discard it in the patrol car.

Murphy was arrested on suspicion of causing injuries while driving under
the influence of drugs or alcohol, felony hit-and-run and possessing
methamphetamine, police said.

He remained in custody Monday in lieu of $500,000 bail, which was set
after officers expressed concern that he could be a flight risk, police
said.

Murphy is best known for his lead vocals with the group Bauhaus, which
recorded four albums and ignited the Goth rock movement. The group is
known for its greatest hit "Bela Lugosi
<http://www.glendalenewspress.com/topic/entertainment/movies/bela-lugosi
-PECLB003063.topic> 's Dead," as well as "She's in Parties" and "Kick in
the Eye."

After Bauhaus broke up in 1983, he helped form Dalis Car and went on to
record several solo albums.
-- Veronica Rocha, Times Community News
Follow Veronica Rocha on Google+
<https://plus.google.com/116388523340522186007?rel=author>  and on
Twitter: @VeronicaRochaLA <http://www.twitter.com/veronicarochala> . 



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