TOMS RIVER, NJ—A Toms River woman was shocked when she received a summons for court for a moving violation that she said never happened. According to a police report, the woman, whose name will not be released, received a summons for a court hearing regarding a traffic stop she was allegedly involved in at the intersection of Route 37 and Route 166 in Toms River.
According to court records, she was issued a ticket for speeding in a 55-mph zone and failing to provide a valid driver’s license.
The woman contacted the police and informed them that she had never been pulled over by the Toms River Police Department or any other township.
Detectives reviewed Patrolman Lucas’ body camera footage from the March 7 traffic stop. They confirmed that the woman pulled over in that incident was, indeed, not the woman who received the summons.
Police soon recognized that the driver of the vehicle, Lavasiah Romero, the girlfriend of the victim’s brother, used her name and gave police false information because she had a suspended license and a warrant for her arrest.
In November, Romero was charged in Brick Township during a traffic stop for driving while her license was suspended. In addition to her speeding ticket, which was transferred to her name, Romero is facing charges of hindering and suppressing evidence, disorderly conduct, and driving while suspended charges.