Seinfeld Rolls Fiat, Walks Away Uninjured

By Taylor K. Vecsey

When the brakes on Jerry Seinfeld’s Fiat did not work at the intersection of Skimhampton Road and Montauk Highway in East Hampton on Saturday night, the comedian was forced to swerve suddenly to avoid going out into traffic, police said.

(4/3/2008)   Jerry Seinfeld, the comedian, was uninjured after he rolled his 1967 Fiat on Skimhampton Road in East Hampton, not far from his Further Lane house.

    Police received a call of an accident just south of Montauk Highway on Saturday at 7:42 p.m. When Officer Anthony Bosco arrived on the scene three minutes later, he found the Fiat on its side, but no sign of the driver. East Hampton Town Police Chief Todd Sarris said that a representative of Mr. Seinfeld soon arrived at the scene of the accident and told Officer Bosco that Mr. Seinfeld had been behind the wheel, and that he was on his way back to give a report.

    Mr. Seinfeld told police he had been traveling northwest on Skimhampton Road, and, when he approached Montauk Highway, his brakes failed. He said he pulled the emergency brake and turned the steering wheel sharply to avoid traffic on the highway, causing the Fiat to flip onto its side. He was not injured.

    Chief Sarris said Mr. Seinfeld told the officer the car was new to his collection, and that this was the first time he had taken it out for a spin.