LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Prosecutors have formally filed a DUI cost in opposition to a Democratic Nevada state senator greater than a month after Las Vegas police stated they discovered him asleep behind the wheel.
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 evening, 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 degree of 0.082 — above the authorized restrict, in accordance with paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained via a data request. A second pattern taken an hour later resulted in a 0.062.
Delays in testing imply prosecutors should wait to file formal costs. Whereas police arrest an individual on a cost, prosecutors file costs, which begin the precise felony continuing. Prosecutors filed the misdemeanor DUI cost on Oct. 16, data stated.
Metro was averaging a 29-day turnaround time for traditional DUI assessments as of this month, the 8 Information Now Investigators reported Monday. Flores’ blood outcomes had been rushed and returned within the days after his arrest.
Due to the anticipated delays usually, the Las Vegas Justice Courtroom was scheduling out DUI instances 4 months after an arrest. Amid the shortened testing time, the courtroom moved in October to a two-month delay schedule.
Due to that preliminary apply, Flores was not resulting from return to courtroom till Jan. 12.
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 doubtless not influence prosecutors’ case as a result of an individual’s blood-alcohol degree decreases over time.
Voters first elected State Sen. Edgar Flores to the Nevada Meeting in 2014. He was elected to the Nevada Senate in 2022. (Nevada Legislature)
In a number of statements, Flores’s representatives have stated he was drained, including, “They continue to be assured that his title will likely be totally cleared and reaffirm his dedication to working with each the neighborhood and legislation enforcement to make sure transparency and accountability.”
Voters first elected Flores 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.
The penalties for an individual’s first misdemeanor DUI in Nevada are minimal and barely contain jail time. The cost carries a possible jail sentence of 2-180 days, although the legislation states that the time may be served via neighborhood service. Judges can even revoke an individual’s license, concern a tremendous, and organize them to attend a category.
