A Louisiana State Police trooper has been arrested for DWI and hit-and-run.

Lt. Melissa Matey said 49-year-old Shelton Crooks of Monroe was arrested shortly before midnight after the Monroe Police Department was contacted about a parked vehicle allegedly hit by Crooks.

Crooks left the scene of the crash and later came into contact with the Monroe officers who suspected he was impaired, Matey said.

Crooks, who has been employed with the LSP since 1999, was placed under arrest. He is on administrative leave pending the investigation with all law enforcement property recovered by the department.