Lacey Hit-and-Run Victim on Life Support

A Lacey man who was struck from behind on Route 9 and imbedded in the windshield of an alleged drunken driver, is now on life support, according to a published report.

Sixty-one-year-old Kenneth Moeller had a leg amputated after suffering other severe injuries Monday night, according to Lacey Patch.com.

Ocean Township Patrolman Kyle Flatt noticed what appeared to be a person on the hood of a car. He stopped 33-year-old Marcos Ortega near Dolphin Way and realized it was a person sticking halfway through the windshield. Police said Ortega drove for 1.5 miles with the victim.

Members of the Waretown Volunteer Fire Department and First Aid Squad extricated Moeller. He was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.

Ortega is charged with causing serious bodily injury to another while driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident, according to authorites.