A grand jury in Burlington County has indicted the mayor of Lumberton for child endangerment after she was caught driving while intoxicated in March with her young son in the car, officials from the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Gina LaPlaca, 46, was indicted on second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree child abuse. An arraignment hearing is scheduled for Dec. 8.

Lumberton police said they were alerted about a possible drunk driver swerving while driving in their town around 6 p.m. on March 17.

The witness reported the license plate number of the vehicle, and police in Lumberton responded to LaPlaca’s residence as she was taking her young child out of the back seat of the car, officials said.

The witness told police that LaPlaca had driven from

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