Driver in Southampton Car Crash That Killed His Friend Gets 6-Year Sentence

MOUNT HOLLY, NJ – A New York man will serve up to 6 years in prison on charges related to driving while impaired and causing a fatal car crash in Southampton, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release.

Anthony Lorenz, 21, of Ossining, suffered minor injuries in the one-car accident, the press release said. A passenger in the car who was also Lorenz’s friend, 21-year-old Roy Song of New York, was pronounced dead at the scene and a third person in the car was treated for a fractured sternum, the press release added.

On Wednesday, Lorenz pleaded guilty in Burlington County Superior Court to a second-degree charge of vehicular homicide, third-degree assault by auto and a summons of driving while intoxicated, according to the press release.

A little after 3:30 a.m. on July 3, Lorenz’s car left Hilliards Bridge Road, then hit a guardrail, tree stump and utility pole, the press release said.

Lorenz will be formally sentenced on May 25, the press release continued, adding that he will have to serve at least 85% of his sentence before he can be considered for parole.

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