Two Arrests in Springs

Two Springs men who had vehicular accidents there last week ended up in the custody of the East Hampton Town Police, facing charges of driving while intoxicated.

Kevin E. Collum, 58, was driving a 2007 Mercedes-Benz east on Hog Creek Road last Thursday night when a deer ran in front of his car, according to the accident report. He veered off the road, lost control of the vehicle, and crashed into a utility pole near White Burch Lane. Mr. Collum, who was not hurt, was asked to perform roadside sobriety tests, which police said he failed.

At headquarters in Wainscott his breath test produced a reading of .13 of 1 percent. A reading of .08 or higher triggers a drunken-driving charge.

Bail was set at $600 the next morning by East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky, and was posted.

The next night, Jacob B. Beyer, 22, pulled a Dodge pickup truck into his own driveway on Hartley Boulevard  “at a high rate of speed,” the report said, and hit a tree, damaging the front end and driver’s side of the truck. He too was unhurt and eventually under arrest. The charge against Mr. Beyer was raised to the “aggravated” level because his breath test reportedly registered .19.

He was released the next morning without bail, but with a future date on Justice Tekulsky’s criminal calendar.