Four people, including a 1-year-old baby, were injured last month in automobile accidents on local roads.
According to East Hampton Town police reports, a woman and an infant were hurt on Feb. 11 after their car was hit by a van on Napeague. The van’s driver, Vicente Morocho Jara of Hampton Bays told police the sun was in his eyes at around 5 p.m. as he was making a left turn from Navajo Lane onto the highway, and he did not see their oncoming car.
Its driver, Alida Soto Lopez, 33, was headed east in a Nissan sedan, which hit the back of the van, causing severe damage. She told police she could not stop in time to avoid the collision. She complained of chest pain and was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Hospital’s new emergency room in East Hampton, along with the baby, who was in a car seat in back and sustained facial bruises.
Police ticketed Ms. Soto Lopez for driving without a license. Neither Mr. Morocho Jara, 56, nor his passenger was injured.
On the morning of Feb. 20, an East Hampton woman was hurt while making a left turn from Oakview Highway onto Hand’s Creek Road.
Jill Burdge, 71, told police that a van headed north on Hand’s Creek Road was “traveling too fast” and struck her Toyota sedan while she was trying to turn. The van’s driver, Christian Mizhquiri, 30, of Montauk, said that Ms. Burdge had pulled out in front of him and he was unable to stop.
Ms. Burdge complained of general pain. She too was taken by ambulance to the Pantigo Road emergency room. Neither driver was cited in the accident.
Finally, on the night of Feb. 24, a 78-year-old man from Santa Monica, Calif., was charged with drunken driving after his car overturned on Three Mile Harbor Road.
Jerome Duvivier Gary hit a parked truck hauling a trailer near Boat Yard Road, causing minor damage to the trailer but totaling his 2024 Audi sedan. Mr. Gary suffered a head injury and was taken by ambulance to the emergency room for treatment. He appeared in East Hampton Town Justice Court in the morning and was released on his own recognizance to await a future date in court.
The owner of the parked truck was issued tickets for parking partially in the roadway and for an uninspected trailer.