WILMINGTON, N.C. -- A state trooper is on paid administrative leave after being charged with driving while impaired.

The State Highway Patrol says trooper Dennis Tafoya faces DWI charges after being pulled over in Wilmington this weekend.

Tafoya is a 23-year veteran of the force and is based in New Hanover County.

No further details have been provided about the case.

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