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NC GOP Senator arrested for DWI-related charges in Raleigh, court records show

Saturday, Sen. Norman Sanderson, 74, of Pamlico County, was arrested near Edwards Mill Road and Trinity Road in Raleigh, records show.
Court records show the breath test reading 0.16 for Sanderson is twice the legal intoxication minimum.
Facing multiple charges, Sanderson faces driving while impaired, failure to obey a traffic officer and transporting an open container, with the State Highway Patrol as the arresting agency.
A Republican state senator, Sanderson represents District 2 along the coast, covering Carteret, Chowan, Halifax, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Warren and Washington counties, with prior House service.
He posted a $2,000 bond and has a court date Nov. 7 in Wake County, while state BAC limit 0.08% for drivers over 21 allows charges for appreciable impairment below that threshold.

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