RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina senator has been charged for driving while impaired, according to court documents.

Senator Norman Sanderson, 74, of Arapahoe, was arrested Saturday near Edwards Mills Road in Raleigh. He also faces charges of failure to obey a traffic officer and transporting an open container of alcohol.

Court records state his breath test was 0.16.

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Sanderson posted his $2,000 bond. He is expected to appear in court on November 7 in Wake County.

The senator released a statement to ABC11 Eyewitness News:

"Last night I made a regrettable mistake, and I take responsibility for my actions. I want to apologize to my constituents, my colleagues, and my family for letting them down. I commend the State Highway Patrol and the Wake County Sheriff's Office for t

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