Husband of Dem mayor arrested for DUI while driving toddler son hits back at critics

"Lumberton has only 13,000 people," he reportedly said. "All I want is for my wife to get better and for everyone to leave her alone."

Despite intense backlash, the mayor has not resigned, even as she reportedly receives inpatient treatment to recover from her addiction. 

At the scene, she allegedly slurred her words and first told police she hadn't had anything to drink before admitting to drinking moments later.

Bodycam footage shows the side of LaPlaca's car had been scratched, and the passenger side-view mirror nearly destroyed. When an officer asked what she hit, LaPlaca said she did not know. 

"You don't have any recollection of hitting anything?" another officer asked. 

"No, I don't," she replied.

Police said they recovered an open water bottle filled with liquor from inside the vehicle. 

In a holding cell, she reportedly asked a Lumberton Township police officer to call the chief of police on her behalf. She was later taken to the hospital. 

LaPlaca is due back in court on April 28.