By james art 
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — A former West Virginia Republican candidate for governor and U.S. Senate was arrested in Morgantown on DUI charges over the weekend.
According to a criminal complaint, on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 12, officers with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle crash on Earl L. Core Road. While there, deputies spoke with the driver of one of the vehicles, who was identified as John Reise, 74, of Morgantown.
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Deputies said they could smell alcohol on Raese’s breath and noted that he was unsteady and had glassy, bloodshot eyes as he waited for EMS to evaluate him. Raese also told deputies he “had a few cocktails” while playing golf, the complaint said.
The complaint says Raese was then given field sobriety tests, which showed he was impaired and had a blood-alcohol level (BAC) of 0.151, nearly double the legal limit to drive.
Raese has been charged with DUI and is currently out on bond.
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