Vineland Man Gets 7 Years for Fatal Maurice River Twp., NJ, Crash

Levon Woods was sentenced to seven years in state prison
The 2025 crash killed a husband and wife from Mays Landing
Woods had a .095% blood alcohol concentration when samples were collected

Mays Landing, N.J. — A Vineland man has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for a crash in Maurice River Township that killed a husband and wife from Mays Landing.

On June 10th, 26-year-old Levon Woods pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide. He was sentenced Monday, and under the No Early Release Act, he must serve almost six years before becoming eligible for parole, followed by three years of parole supervision.

Crash Details

According to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office, just after 4 AM on February 22nd, 2025, New Jersey State Police responded to milepost 19.4 on County Route 552 (Millville-Mays Landing Road) in Maurice River Township for a head-on collision.

Levon Woods sentenced in crash that killed Mays Landing newlyweds — Levon Woods was sentenced to seven years in prison for the 2025 crash that killed Mays Landing newlyweds Thomas Splinter and Nancy Orellana-Splinter - Photo: Google Maps

14 YEARS IN PRISON:

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Investigators determined Woods had crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a vehicle occupied by 57-year-old Thomas Splinter and 29-year-old Nancy Orellana-Splinter, both of Mays Landing. Both were killed.

Toxicology results showed Woods had a blood alcohol concentration of .095% at the time samples were collected.

Assistant Prosecutor Charles J. Wettstein represented the State. Woods was represented by Emily S. Bell, Esq.

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