Woman Airlifted To Trauma Center After SUV Rolls Over In Lacey Woods

A Toms River woman was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center Saturday night when a Jeep Cherokee she was riding in rolled over in the sugar sand off Jones Road in Lacey Township, police said.

Tiffany Killmer, 39, was a passenger in the SUV, which left the crash site after the accident on the east side of Route 539, about on half mile into the woods. She was released after several hours, after treatment for neck pain.

The accident happened at 10:06 p.m. The driver, Louis Genitempo, 40, South Toms River, was heading north on the roadway when he lost control of the Jeep when the tires went off track into the sand, causing it to roll over. Police located the crash site, but the Jeep had left the scene and was later located at a South Toms River home with extensive damage, according to the police report.

One rear seat passenger, Michael Moore, 26, South Toms River, had an injury to his right arm but rfused medical treatment. Two other rear seat passengers were not injured.

Members of the Lacey Township Traffic Safety Unit are investigating. The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office was also notified.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Traffic Safety Officer John McKee at 609-693-6636 extension 2581.
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