A 19-Year-Old Charged With DWI

A 19-year-old was charged with driving while intoxicated, but was not cited for underage drinking because where he was drinking cannot be proven, according to police.

Lucas Waldburger, of Basking Ridge, was also charged with failure to maintain a lane, having an obstructed rear license plate, failure to exhibit documents and having an uninsured motor vehicle after he was pulled over while driving on Route 22 East Nov. 28.

But he did not receive a charge for underage drinking—law does not allow those under 21 years of age to receive alcohol—because police do not know exactly where he was drinking.

"We can't prove where he was drinking underage, Bridgewater, or some other town," said Bridgewater Township Police Lt. Al Nicaretta. "Charges would have to be filed in the town he was drinking in."

Aside from this, police made arrests for other DWI offenses and for shoplifting between Nov. 24 and Nov. 28.

• Devione Ambrose, 18, of Franklin Park, was charged with shoplifting after police allegedly found her with a $34 Polo shirt from Macy's Nov. 24.
• Candice Drayton, 29, of Manville, was charged with driving while intoxicated and speeding after she was pulled over while driving on Route 22 West Nov. 26.
• Tapan Das, 51, of Plainsboro, was charged with driving while intoxicated, speeding, failure to maintain a lane, failure to keep right and refusal to submit to breath tests after he was pulled over while driving on Finderne Avenue Nov. 27.
• Robert Vira, 33, of North Plainfield, was charged with driving while intoxicated after he was pulled over while driving on Route 22 West Nov. 29.