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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.

On the Police Logs 04.25.24

Squirrels, porch pirates, injured seals, drones, missing White Claws, and more in this week's police logs.

Apr 25, 2024

Late-Night Crash Seriously Injures East Hampton Woman

A 27-year-old East Hampton woman was injured overnight when she crashed her car into a tree on Three Mile Harbor-Hog Creek Road, East Hampton Town police said Thursday morning.

Apr 25, 2024

On the Police Logs 04.18.24

On Pantigo Road near Bostwick’s, a 38-year-old man who appeared to be intoxicated was questioned by police on the afternoon of April 7. He said he wasn’t causing trouble, just canvassing businesses looking for work. Police drove him back to his house. Eight days before, the same man had been seen opening a storage shed and walk-in cooler behind Rowdy Hall in Amagansett, and he was later accused of taking 20 containers of beer and four containers of iced tea. According to the official report, petty larceny charges may be pending.

Apr 18, 2024

Crash Victim Identified as Sag Harbor Woman

The Suffolk County Police Department on Wednesday identified a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash on Monday as Alison Pfefferkorn of Sag Harbor.

Apr 17, 2024

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