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Three face charges in Rush incident

Rush Township police will be filing charges against three individuals following an underage drinking incident on June 8.

Mason A. Williams, 18, of Lansford, was operating a motor vehicle on Claremont Avenue at 12:39 a.m. when he was stopped by police. He and two passengers, a 17-year-old male from Tamaqua and a 17-year-old female from Grier City, will all be charged with underage drinking.Williams was transported to the Schuylkill Medical Center - S. Jackson St., Pottsville, for blood tests, which indicated a .054 percent blood alcohol content. He will also be charged with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol and several traffic offenses.