Injuries Reported In Two Car Crash At Deadly Intersection

MATTITUCK, NY — A two-car crash on Love Lane Tuesday morning sent at least one man to the hospital with injuries, police said.

According to Southold Town Police, the crash took place at 7:55 a.m. at the intersection of Route 25 and Love Lane in Mattituck. Donald J. Mott, 70, of Bay Shore, was driving a 2014 Chevy van and attempting to make a left turn onto Love Lane from New York State Route 25. Mott collided with Austin W. Tuthill, 23, of Cutchogue, who was driving a 2012 Chevy pickup west on Route 25, police said.

The collision caused Tuthill's vehicle to subsequently collide with a utility pole at the intersection, police said.

Tuthill was treated and transported to a Eastern Long Island Hospital by Mattituck Fire Department for non-life threatening injuries; no charges were filed, police said.

The intersection has been the scene of a number of serious accidents in recent years and has sparked the Mattituck-Laurel Civic Association to cry out for a traffic study; funding was secured in recent months for that study.

Residents have long feared the worst at the spot. One resident turned to Facebook Tuesday morning after viewing the crash and wrote, "Another Accident on Love Lane's Dead Man Curve! Praying for the person in that truck."

Patch file photo: The site has seen a series of serious accidents in past years.