
Erratic driver complaint leads to DWI arrest in Mount Olive Township
MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – A Monmouth County man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after he was allegedly driving erratically in Mount Olive Township.
On January 19, at around 7:52 a.m., an officer responded to the area of Route 206 South near the After Restaurant in the Flanders section of the township for an erratic driver complaint. The officer located the vehicle and made contact with the driver, who was identified as David K. Lauer, 42, Manalapan Township, and immediately showed obvious signs of impairment due to alcohol and/or drugs, police said.
Th officer was given consent to search Lauer’s vehicle and police found a glassine fold of heroin and drug paraphernalia. He was arrested and transported to police headquarters where he performed standard field sobriety tests, police said.
Lauer was charged with DWI, reckless driving, possession of drug paraphernalia, and under the influence without a prescription. He was released to a sober driver, pending a court appearance, police said.