Chapel Hill Town Council Member Lee Storrow Arrested for DWI

Chapel Hill Town Council member Lee Storrow was arrested early Wednesday morning on charges of driving while impaired and speeding.

Police records show Storrow was pulled over in the area of Municipal Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd for speeding. Chapel Hill Police Lieutenant Josh Mecimore says the incident report shows that Storrow’s 2012 Toyota Prius was going 63 in a 35 mile per hour zone.

The report states the arresting officer suspected that the subject was impaired by alcohol.

Storrow reportedly willfully submitted a sample of his breath for chemical analysis. The report shows Storrow’s alcohol content was a .16; the legal limit to drive in North Carolina is .08.

Storrow was arrested around 1:20 Wednesday morning and was released from custody at 3:30 on a written promise to appear in court.

Storrow was elected to the Town Council in 2011. He is running for his second term in this fall’s municipal election.

In a statement released to WCHL, Storrow wrote:

“I’m deeply sorry for my actions. I let myself, my supporters, and my community down. This has brought into clear focus that I’m not only an elected official but a role model, and I take that responsibility more seriously now. I’m committed to making better decisions going forward.”