LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Democratic Nevada state senator accused of DUI was above the authorized restrict a number of hours after his arrest in Nevada, in keeping with paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained Tuesday.
Metro police arrested State Sen. Edgar Flores, 39, on Friday, Sept. 12, close to the intersection of Lamb and Lake Mead boulevards on suspicion of DUI, the 8 Information Now Investigators first reported.
Flores instructed police he drank a 24-ounce beer earlier that night time, paperwork stated. The authorized restrict in Nevada is 0.08.
Police arrested Flores round 3:30 a.m. The primary blood pattern, obtained 4 hours later at 7:35 a.m., confirmed a blood-alcohol stage of 0.082 — above the authorized restrict, in keeping with paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained by means of a information request. A second pattern taken an hour later leads to a 0.062.
Metro police arrested State Sen. Edgar Flores, 39, on Friday,, Sept. 12, round 3 a.m. close to the intersection of Lamb and Lake Mead boulevards on suspicion of DUI. Flores instructed police he drank a 24-ounce beer earlier that night time, in keeping with paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained. (LVMPD)
The division later launched movies of the arrest following a information request from the 8 Information Now Investigators. Within the video, a police officer makes an attempt to wake Flores, who later steps out of his car and undergoes subject sobriety exams.
Nevada’s DUI legal guidelines require prosecutors to show an alleged impaired driver was above the authorized restrict inside two hours of their arrest. The delay in blood testing will probably not impression prosecutors’ case as a result of an individual’s blood-alcohol stage decreases over time.
Flores launched a press release following the 8 Information Now Investigators’ reporting, saying he was drained and citing “a long day of work, community events, evening exercise, and a late dinner.”
Voters first elected him to the Nevada Meeting in 2014. Voters later elected him as a state senator in 2022. Flores deliberate to run for re-election in 2026, he stated.
Flores, who represents northeastern Clark County, is an lawyer. He’s concerned in a federal lawsuit in opposition to Metro, which was scheduled to go to trial in October.
“The senator acknowledges he was tired,” a marketing campaign spokesperson stated after the 8 Information Now Investigators reported Flores’ arrest. “While he and his team respect the officers’ diligence in ensuring public safety, our campaign is also reviewing whether his rights and privacy were properly respected. Senator Flores remains fully focused on serving the community, as he has for more than 10 years as an assemblyman, state senator and immigration attorney.”
Flores faces a misdemeanor DUI cost and was not formally charged as of Tuesday. That is widespread follow with DUI instances as prosecutors await blood outcomes to file paperwork. Paperwork point out Flores’ check outcomes have been rushed. A standing verify within the case was scheduled for Jan. 12.
The penalties for an individual’s first misdemeanor DUI are minimal and barely contain jail time.
