Mays Landing Newlyweds Die in Head-On Car Crash

A couple from Mays Landing who married just five months ago died early Saturday when a suspected drunk driver crossed the center line and hit their vehicle head-on.

According to NJ State Police, The newlyweds, Thomas Splinter, 57, and his passenger Nancy Orellana-Splinter, 29, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash happened at 4:13 am in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County at milepost 19.4 of Rt. 552, News 12 reports.

Police say Splinter was driving a Honda westbound when Levon Woods, 25, of Atlantic City, drove his Kia across the center line and hit the Honda head-on.

Woods was seriously injured and transported to the hospital.

After an investigation, he was cited for driving under the influence, reckless driving, and making an unsafe lane change.

Mays Landing Couple Were Married in September

In a GoFundMe for the couple's children, titled "Remembering Nancy and Tom's Love" Tasruba Rahman tells how her best friend Nancy and her husband were always there for their friends, family, and each other.

They were the type of couple who hosted Thanksgiving dinners and Christmas parties in their home and spread the love they had with everyone. The two of them had just tied the knot in September 2024 in Mays Landing, and the newlyweds planned on spending the rest of their lives together.

The GoFundMe calls Nancy Splinter a light in the community who had just gotten a promotion at her job.

Tom had also recently received a promotion and the couple was excited about a future together and being able to better support their children.

Nancy Orellana-Splinter was the mother of a young son and Tom was the father of three.

Here is a link to the GoFundMe for the couple's children.