David Allan Murphy didn’t appear in Summerside provincial court Thursday morning for arraignment on charges of impaired driving and refusing a breathalyzer demand.
Instead, his lawyer requested an adjournment until January, at which time Murphy is expected to enter pleas on the two charges.
No facts were presented in court.
The 46-year-old corporal, a 22-veteran of the Summerside force, was charged following a two-vehicle collision on Nov. 5.
Police were called to accident, which occurred at the corner of Central Street and Pope Road, at 1:30 p.m. that day. There was extensive damage to both vehicles and a Sumerside woman was taken to Prince County Hospital and later released.
Murphy, the alleged driver of one of the vehicles involved, was off-duty at the time of the collision and was immediately taken into custody.
Since the investigation involved one of their own, Summerside Police Services called RCMP to assist and has since launched an internal code of conduct investigation.
At the time of the collision, Murphy had been on extended leave for almost a year.
He is scheduled to be back in court at 9 a.m. on Jan. 17.
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Your so wise and insightful. You would give him the Max but allow John Doe neighbor to go with less. Even yourself mentioned 22 years of holding up the Law, which doesn’t mentioned holding the hands of strangers who loved ones are dying in front of them, numerous deaths (MVC's) suicides, wondering if your going to get a gun pulled out on you or not. Having to issue some life changing penlites on people. You seem to forget, he is human, he is no different then a doctor, lawyer, gas attendant, cashier, he is human. Do you think Doctors don't make mistakes? Did he get bit by the bottle, as a number of islanders do' maybe who knows, however he is human. Did he do wrong = yes. Should he pay = yes. The same as anyone else. If this is second, third, forth = throw the book at him. I truly believe you have a false hope that because these people choose to go to school that it make them a superhero instead of human. Its not so, Doctors get sick, Paramedics catch colds, Firefighters get burnt. Cause their human. Don I wish you and your family A Merry Christmas. Signed totally against Drinking and Driving & Realistic that Professionals are only Humans too.