The Hampton Bays incident: An accident caused by driving under the influence of alcohol

On the night of February 15, 2024 in Hampton Bays, a sedan veered off Shore Road, struck several trees and overturned, injuring the 21-year-old male driver (Suffolk County Police Department, 2024). The driver was charged with DUI.

The incident occurred at approximately 11:30PM on February 15, 2024 along Shore Road near its intersection with North Bar Avenue. Witnesses reported the vehicle, a 2005 Honda Accord, veered off the east shoulder of the roadway and collided with multiple trees before overturning in the wooded area (SCPD, 2024).

The 21-year-old male driver, sole occupant, was trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extricated by responding fire departments. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

At the scene, police officers detected signs of alcohol impairment from the driver including slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. A search warrant was obtained for a blood sample, with toxicology results pending.

As a result, the man was charged with DUI as well as reckless driving. This incident underscores the need for strict enforcement and preventive countermeasures to curb alcohol-impaired crashes threatening communities.

witnesses:

James Martinez, Thelma Young, Ronald Cole, Kristen Morris, Cynthia Cook, Cassandra Martin, Robert Cohen, Cheryl Jackson, Cindy Mullins, Andrea Nelson, Cynthia Bailey, Helen Parker, Samantha Fisher, Allison Ortiz, Wayne Ross, David Alexander, Frances Manning, Frank Lee, Ann Hudson, Elizabeth Williams, Betty Bell, Carl Hampton, Joyce Thompson, Christopher Mills, Joseph Clark, Sandra Dixon, Bernice Stanley, Jose Santos, Micheal Doyle, Eleanor Benson, James Schultz, Kimberly Parker, James Johnson, Rachel Fields, David Smith, Byron Walker, Timothy Johnson, Peter Reed, Tracy Wise, Samantha Massey, Annie Spencer, Alice Delgado, Roger Hamilton, Heather Rodriguez, Elizabeth Smith, Keith Matthews, Michael Anderson, Jason Young, Ernest Wilson, James Woods, Judith Carroll, Carl Meyer, Betty Howell, Michael Webb, Teresa Lopez, Antonio Reynolds, Earl Carroll, Marilyn King, Christopher Reed, Rodney Wallace, Peter Ramirez, Ronald Brown, Robert Dawson, Lisa Estrada, Troy Barnes, Leroy White, Kimberly Roberts, Brandon Mullins, John Stewart, Brian Ruiz, Geraldine Bowen, Juanita Holloway, Joseph Cohen, Frank Anderson, George Harris, Charlene Hall, Stephen Barton, Brenda Williams, Loretta Gross, Arthur Hudson, Juan Jones, Brittany Rivera, Reginald Cox, Dawn Ball, Samantha Schultz, Jeff Cox, Virgil Barrett, Patrick Williams, Charles Soto, Laura James, John Williams, John Stevenson, Joseph Little, David Mitchell, Mark Perez, Jonathan Parker, Philip Frazier, Rita Harris, Craig Davis, Linda Hopkins