Man Found Dead In Van At Bridgehampton Commons: Police

BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — A man was found dead behind the wheel of a van at Bridgehampton Commons Thursday afternoon, police said.

According to Southampton Town police, at 1:19 p.m. a call came in for a welfare check at Bridgehampton Commons on Montauk Highway.

The caller reported a man slumped over the steering wheel in the driver’s seat of a white van; officers responded and confirmed the man was deceased, police said.

Wilson R. Plaza, 47, of East Hampton, was taken to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office so that officials can determine the exact cause of death, police said.

Detectives said the death appears non-criminal at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Southampton Town Police Department's detective division at 631-702-2230.