Video shows New Jersey mayor stumbling during drunk driving arrest with young son in car
A New Jersey mayor was filmed stumbling and losing her balance as she was arrested for drunk driving with her young son in the car on St. Patrick's Day.
A New Jersey mayor was filmed stumbling and losing her balance as she was arrested and accused of drunk driving with her young son in the car on St. Patrick's Day, new police body camera footage showed.
Mayor Gina LaPlaca was arrested March 17 by police officers responding to a call about erratic driving, according to Lumberton Township Police.
Newly released police video obtained by NBC Philadelphia showed officers arrive at her home around 5:40 p.m. She was seen taking her son, who she had picked up from daycare, out of his car seat.
In the footage, she’s seen losing her balance at least twice. The mirror on the passenger side of her vehicle was severely damaged.
An officer was heard telling her “we got lots of calls where we had multiple claims that you ran a red light, you were swerving.”
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