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D.W.I. Charge Follows Turnpike Crash

Thu, 02/20/2025 - 08:10

East Hampton Town police responded Saturday night to an accident on Route 114, at the Stonewall Court intersection. The driver, Matthew Hugo Morales of Sag Harbor, 35, told officers he’d lost control of his 2005 Chevrolet S.U.V., which left the road, hit a utility pole, and wound up in the woods, injuring both himself and his passenger.

Mr. Morales claimed that the weather and icy roads led to the crash, but police said he had failed a roadside sobriety test. He sustained a head injury with minor bleeding, they said, but remained conscious. His passenger, Kaitlyn Kelly, 38, was found to be semiconscious and reported stomach pains. Both were taken to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital via ambulance.

Mr. Morales was charged with driving while intoxicated, a first-offense misdemeanor. He is due for arraignment in East Hampton Town Justice Court on Feb. 26. According to the police report, his car was “demolished,” and was towed to Springs Fireplace Auto Collision.

Another recent accident, involving three cars and one injury, happened on the afternoon of Feb. 4 at the intersection of Town Lane and Spring Close Highway in East Hampton. Town police reported that Margaret Gage of Sag Harbor, 79, had crossed the lane, collided with a car driven by Rosa Reyes-Castro, 51, of Riverhead, and then crashed into a second vehicle, driven by Monica Parejavargas, 53, of Yaphank. Ms. Gage told police she could not remember much about the incident.

Ms. Parejavargas stated that she was stopped at the intersection and looking both ways when she saw Ms. Gage hit Ms. Reyes-Castro’s car and then hit hers. Both Ms. Gage’s car and Ms. Reyes-Castro’s sustained damage to the front passenger sides and were towed to V & V Auto in Amagansett. Ms. Parejavargas’s car was damaged on the front driver’s side.

Ms. Reyes-Castro was transported by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital after reporting pain in her stomach.

Drivers, Cyclist Were Hurt

Four people were assessed by responders from the Montauk Fire Department, but declined further treatment, after they were struck by a woman trying to park her Honda sedan near the Montauk Brewing Company. Also in Montauk, a Volvo S.U.V. struck an e-bike on Main Street, resulting in injuries to the 13-year-old bicyclist.

Jul 31, 2025

On the Police Logs 07.24.25

A caller reported three youths lying “in the middle of Suffolk Street,” next to a black S.U.V., at around 3 in the morning on July 14 in Sag Harbor. The three told police they were waiting for a friend and were out on the street because their vehicle had no air-conditioning.

Jul 24, 2025

Crash on Napeague Stretch

Toyotas were on a tear this week, with four accidents on local roads resulting in injuries.

Jul 24, 2025

Felony Charges in Three Arrests

East Hampton Town police made three late-night arrests last week, all of them ending in felony charges, from assault to forgery to drug possession.

Jul 24, 2025

 

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