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Deer Hit, and a Bicyclist Too

Thu, 06/17/2021 - 08:35

Deer were in the headlights this week, causing three accidents in quick succession. One resulted in injury, sending 40-year-old E. Bonillabeernard of Ronkonkoma to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital for chest pain. An Amagansett ambulance took him there on Saturday at 6:45 a.m. after his 2017 Toyota hit a deer. It happened on the Napeague stretch, on Montauk Highway near Dolphin Drive.

The other two deer run-ins took place Friday, the first at 10 p.m. on Jenny's Path near Stokes Court in East Hampton, then half an hour later in Montauk on the highway near Cemetery Road.

Another recent accident involved a bicyclist, 79-year-old Lynn Sherr of U.N. Plaza in Manhattan. East Hampton Village police said she was attempting a left turn off Montauk Highway onto Georgica Road on June 5 at 11:30 a.m., but witnesses said the cars behind her did not yield. Amy Feinstein, 56, of Central Park West, Manhattan, driving a 2020 Porsche, hit Ms. Sherr from behind, later claiming she had not seen Ms. Sherr before she made a sudden turn. She was taken to Stony Brook Southampton by village ambulance to be evaluated for head trauma, though police said none was visible. 

On the Police Logs 01.08.26

A white van had been parked outside his house in Wainscott for about an hour, a caller reported Saturday evening. An officer drove over, saw the van parked outside the house with its hazard lights on, and spoke to the driver, who identified himself as an Amazon employee.

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Witnesses Disputed His Story

A Hyundai sedan overturned Monday morning after striking a landscaping truck on Toilsome Lane, injuring the Hyundai’s driver, whose account of the accident was questioned.

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Failed to Signal and Keep in Lane

A local man is facing two drunken-driving felony charges after a traffic stop in East Hampton on Friday night.

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Assault With Glass Alleged

A Bay Shore woman was arrested on a felony assault charge early Saturday morning at a residence on Old Montauk Highway in Montauk.

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