Heavy Rescue Squad Called In | The East Hampton Star

An East Hampton woman is facing charges after she was injured in Sag Harbor early Sunday morning in a serious car accident.

Sag Harbor Village police said they responded at about 2:20 a.m. to crash on Hampton Street and found a severely damaged 2007 Cadillac. Laura E. MacPherson, 28, was behind the wheel and conscious, police said, but had to be extricated from the car by the Sag Harbor Fire Department’s heavy rescue squad.

A helicopter flew her to Stony Brook University Hospital with unspecified injuries. She was released on Tuesday.

Police said Ms. MacPherson told them she had consumed two vodka sodas at the Corner Bar and Murph’s Tavern in the village and had fallen asleep before the accident occurred. “I don’t want to get a D.W.I.,” she reportedly said.

As of press time, she had not been charged with drunken driving, but with misdemeanor reckless driving, based on the skid marks and the damage to the car. She was released on an appearance ticket.

Additional charges may be forthcoming. Sag Harbor Village Police Chief Thomas Fabiano did not immediately return a call for comment.

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