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Crashed After Falling Asleep

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 10:15

An accident in Springs on the evening of Aug. 31 was one of two recent incidents on local roads that resulted in injuries.

Diego Mora of East Hampton was driving a 2010 Toyota west on Church Lane near Ocean View Avenue last week when, he told officers, he fell asleep and crashed into a tree. The Toyota rolled over on its side; the driver was taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital for evaluation and treatment.

Anne Drager was riding a bike on South Edgemere Street in Montauk on Friday just before 8 p.m. Bryan Binder, driving a 2019 Porsche, was turning left from Industrial Road onto South Edgemere. The bike and the car collided, and Ms. Drager suffered a leg injury She was taken to the hospital by Montauk ambulance.

Guilty Plea in T.C.O. Harassment Case

Maura Davis Gropper, the 67-year-old East Hampton woman who was accused in May of driving her car into two teenage traffic control officers in Sag Harbor, pleaded guilty to a single count of second-degree harassment, a violation, and was ordered to pay a fine.

Oct 2, 2025

A Bad Week for Pedestrians

An 11-year-old boy was taken to the East Hampton Emergency Department with minor injuries after being struck by an S.U.V. in a crosswalk last week, and another pedestrian was struck by a van in Sag Harbor.

Oct 2, 2025

Two Charged With Felonies

A Hampton Bays man was accused of choking another man at a residence on Three Mile Harbor Drive, while a traffic stop in Sag Harbor uncovered a raft of license suspensions and revocations.

Oct 2, 2025

Woman’s Killer Told Ex-Wife She Was ‘Evil’

Suffolk County police have released new information concerning the murder last October of a 33-year-old woman found dead in a room at the Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill.

Sep 25, 2025

 

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