State Sen. Edgar Flores, D-Las Vegas, registered a blood alcohol content above the legal limit after being found asleep at the wheel, according to a toxicology report from Metro Police’s forensic lab.

An officer first saw Flores’ car stopped in the road near the intersection of North Lamb Boulevard and East Lake Mead Boulevard on Sept. 12 at around 3:20 a.m., according to Metro.

The first blood test, conducted at 7:35 a.m., showed a BAC of 0.082 g/100 mL, two-thousandths above the limit. A test taken an hour later found a 0.062 g/100 mL BAC.

But Flores and his legal team are maintaining the senator’s innocence regarding a DUI.

“They remain confident that his name will be fully cleared and reaffirm his commitment to working with both the community and law enforcement to ensure transpare

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