Senator Harry Reids brother charged with DUI and battery of police officer

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Larry Reid was arrested about 12:30 p.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 95
The incident happened on a highway in Nevada near Boulder City

Published: 08:13 EST, 5 April 2015 | Updated: 08:38 EST, 5 April 2015

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Private matter: Larry Reid was arrested about 12:30 p.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 95 near the edge of Boulder City city limits

Senator Harry Reid's 73-year-old brother has been arrested and charged with driving drunk and hitting a police officer.

Larry Reid was arrested for DUI about 12:40 p.m. between Boulder City and Searchlight in Nevada.

Mr. Reid was also charged with battery of a police officer, driving across a median, resisting arrest, not wearing a seat belt and possession of a gun while under the influence of alcohol.

A trooper saw Larry Reid's Lexus SUV in the dirt median with the engine still running, Patrol spokesman Trooper Loy Hixson said.

The Nevada Senator's office released a statement confirming that Larry Reid is the Democrat's brother, saying only that it is 'a private matter.'

Details of the arrest were not immediately available since the official complaint had not been filed with the court.

Meanwhile, his older brother, Senator Harry Reid, who recently suffered an accident while exercising, said in a video message last week he would not seek re-election next year, and threw his weight behind New York Senator Chuck Schumer to replace him when he leaves office.

'The job of minority leader of the United States Senate is just as important as being the majority leader,' Reid said in the video.

'It gives you so much opportunity to do good things for this country. And that's what I am focused on.'

U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is pictured announcing that he will not seek re-election, in this still image taken from a video released in Washington last week. He is leaving Congress after 30 years