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Driver Allegedly Fled Crash

Wed, 12/07/2022 - 18:05

Marcelino Luna of East Hampton, 42, ran away, according to East Hampton Town police, after crashing a 2003 Mini Cooper into a 2011 Kia minivan on the afternoon of Nov. 29. The accident happened on Springs-Fireplace Road near Old Fireplace Road.

After police caught up with Mr. Luna, they charged him with two misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated, and a third misdemeanor for falsely representing himself as someone else.

Duvan Salcedo-Pachon, a 22-year-old East Hampton resident, was involved in an accident on Nov. 26 at 4 a.m. while northbound in a 2007 BMW on Stephen Hand’s Path near Wheelock Lane. Police reported that the driver had failed to navigate a bend in the road and crashed into a tree and a utility pole. He faces a first-offense misdemeanor charge of drunken driving.

E-Biker Injured in Collision

A 70-year-old man from the Bronx was seriously injured in an e-bike accident in Montauk late Tuesday afternoon.

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Justice Irace Appeals to the Top

Carl Irace, a Sag Harbor Village justice and a private attorney in East Hampton, plans to petition the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a Staten Island man who is now serving 40 years in prison for distributing drugs in 2017.

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On the Police Logs 12.04.25

A couple flagged down an officer on Jermain Avenue in Sag Harbor late Sunday morning to report that their son had taken their car without permission and has been “using marijuana.”

Dec 4, 2025

Two Intersection Accidents

Two S.U.V.s collided at the intersection of Stephen Hand’s Path and Route 114 on Nov. 24, and a pedestrian was struck in Sag Harbor the next day.

Dec 4, 2025

 

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