A driver who collided with a tree near the Whalebone Village complex on the afternoon of Oct. 19 was later charged with drunken driving.
According to a town police report, Dylan Matthew Jagdeo of Middle Island, 29, was turning right, onto Boatheader’s Lane, when he tried to avoid an oncoming car and swerved into the tree. The impact caused the car’s airbags to deploy.
Mr. Jagdeo complained of leg pain from the airbag, but was not taken to the hospital. Instead, police administered a field sobriety test, and charged him with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor. His car was towed from the scene.
East Hampton Town Justice Steven Tekulsky released him on his own recognizance the next day to await a future date in court.
Sun glare was determined to be the cause of an accident that injured an Amagansett woman on Oct. 19.
Susan Richardson, 94, was headed west on Town Lane near Accabonac Road at dusk when, she told police, she stopped on the road, unable to see clearly for the glare. When she began driving again, she said, she veered right and struck a utility pole, causing front-end and side damage to the car.
Ms. Richardson was able to drive herself to Stony Brook’s East Hampton emergency complex, where she was treated for minor facial injuries.