Democrat Senator Arrested In Nevada

A Nevada Democrat state senator has been arrested.

State Senator Edgar Flores was arrested on suspicion of a DUI after falling asleep while driving.

Police pulled over Flores after officers noticed he was asleep behind the wheel while sitting at a stoplight.

Here is some of the body cam footage:

Fox News had the following details to report on the senator’s arrest:

Nevada state Sen. Edgar Flores was arrested after apparently falling asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle on Sept. 12, bodycam footage of the incident appears to show.

In the video posted on the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Public Records Unit YouTube channel, Flores can be seen lifting his head up after an officer knocks on the driver’s door window of his stationary vehicle.

“I am not suggesting that anybody should be driving that tired. It was 100% my fault,” Flores told 8 News Now. “I was just way too tired. Driving tired is dangerous, and I should not have been in that position. Luckily, it was just me sleeping, but still, in another scenario, you could be swerving or hit a car, so there are other scenarios where this could have been bad.”

“Senator Edgar Flores was stopped early Friday morning after a long day of work, community events, evening exercise, and a late dinner. He fully cooperated with law enforcement, voluntarily submitted to both a breathalyzer and a blood test at the station, and was released on his own recognizance. The breathalyzer confirmed a 0.00 BAC, and we are confident the blood test will confirm the same,” the statement reads.

In the incident footage, Flores said that he had previously consumed beer.

The New York Post reported more details on Flores’ arrest:

A Nevada senator was arrested for suspicion of DUI after the lawmaker was found slumped over and apparently passed out in the driver’s seat of his car at a traffic light.

Sen. Edgar Flores (D-2nd Dist.) was caught seemingly snoozing at a red light in the Northeast Las Vegas area in the early hours of Sept. 12 as a Las Vegas Metro Police officer pulled up behind him, according to body camera footage.

Officers discovered Flores, who was unresponsive, had his keys in the ignition of his Jeep Wrangler, which was in drive and his foot remained on the brake.

Flores doesn’t wake up until one of the officers knocks on his window — startling him awake — despite authorities trying to open the driver’s door and flashing him with lights.

Appearing disoriented, he is instructed to put his car in park and to step out. As one officer inspects Flores, another asks the 39-year-old senator where he has come from.