Matt Lauer's Daughter Romy Crashed Car into Hamptons Fence, Left Behind Part of License Plate

Mar. 15, 2025

Matt Lauer’s daughter Romy was traced back to a Hamptons car accident after officials recovered part of her license plate from the scene of the crash.

The July 5 accident was “minor” and occurred “close to her home” in New York, a source confirmed to PEOPLE, noting that there was no DUI charge.

The 20-year-old daughter of Lauer and ex-wifeAnnette Roquewas, however, given a traffic ticket for leaving the scene, the source said, adding that there will be a settlement, not a trial.

The Suffolk County Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

The crash occurred when Romy drove her car, a Jeep Wrangler, into a fence, according toPage Six.

Police investigated the scene of the crash following a 911 call at approximately 4 a.m., in which a resident reported hearing a loud noise, the outlet reported. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a fence and sign had been knocked down.

Matt Lauer and his daughter Romy.Getty(2)

Getty(2)

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In late 2023, a source exclusively told PEOPLE that Lauer — who also shares two sons, Thijs, 17, and Jack, 23, with Roque — is currently “close with his kids.”

Romy Lauer in the Hamptons in 2021.Sonia Moskowitz/Getty

Sonia Moskowitz/Getty

“It’s a very quiet lifestyle, but he has nothing to complain about,” the insider told PEOPLE. “He is dating, he’s close with his kids. He still held on to the huge horse farm he shared with Annette on Long Island and they manage it together. They’ve navigated that fairly well.”

Matt Lauer on ‘Today’ in 2017.Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

A year earlier, another source told PEOPLE that the father of three wasprioritizing his kids.

Lauer has “a good relationship with his children and sees them often,” the insider exclusively told PEOPLE in November 2022, noting that “they are a priority in his life.”

Added the source: “Until his kids are all completely grown and out of the house, he will be wherever he needs to be to spend time with them.”

Lauer was fired fromTodayafter a former network employee, who was later identified asBrooke Nevils, reported that he sexually harassed her. Shortly after, several other womencame forward with similar accusations.

source: people.com