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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.

On the Logs 01.29.26

An East Hampton Library employee told police on Jan. 20 that an elderly man who has a history of “tying women’s undergarments onto a bicycle at the library” had done it again.

Jan 29, 2026

Struck and Airlifted to the Hospital

A Montauk woman was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital on Jan. 22 after being hit by a car.

Jan 29, 2026

Pulled Over Outside a School

A driver who bystanders said appeared intoxicated was arrested outside the Springs School on the afternoon of Jan. 12 and charged with drunken driving.

Jan 22, 2026

On the Logs 01.22.26

Someone stole a plaster elephant statue from outside the front door of an apartment on Montauk Highway in Amagansett. The resident told police that she had an idea of who stole the statue, but the accused denied taking it.

Jan 22, 2026

 

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