A Dog Was in the Truck

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 10:58

By Denis Hartnett

March 20, 2025

Jeriel Jose Rivera-Carrero, driving west in Amagansett last Thursday with his dog in his 2023 GMC truck, rear-ended the car ahead of him, sending its driver to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Mr. Rivera-Carrero, 40, told East Hampton Town police that the dog had distracted him as he drove along Cranberry Hole Road, and that he did not notice that the car in front, a 2016 Ford with Pablo Gutamabermeo of East Hampton at the wheel, was braking.

Mr. Gutamabermeo, 21, complained of back pain and an Amagansett ambulance was called to transport him to the hospital. Both vehicles sustained some damage, but neither needed towing.

On the Police Logs 12.18.25

A security guard at Pierson High School in Sag Harbor reported a “suspicious male” wearing a face mask and “riding a bicycle in circles” near the school gym. The young man subsequently told police he was waiting for his friends to get out of school, and said he was wearing a mask “because it’s cold outside today.”

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Father and Son Injured in Crosswalk

Two automobile accidents on Montauk Highway, one in Wainscott and another in Amagansett, resulted in injuries last week, as did a third in Springs.

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On the Police Logs 12.11.25

A caller reported a “suspicious package” near the westbound Jitney Stop on Main Street in the village Saturday, describing it as a suitcase next to a garbage can. When police arrived, an 89-year-old woman standing next to the suitcase informed them that it was hers.

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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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