Crime & Safety

Sag Harbor Woman Crashes Into Telephone Pole, Charged With Felony DWI: PD

The crash took place Sunday morning in Bridgehampton, police say.

BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — A Sag Harbor woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash in Bridgehampton Sunday morning, police said.

According to Southampton Town police, at about 7:12 a.m., a report came in about a vehicle colliding into a telephone pole on Mitchell Lane, near Snake Hollow Road.

An investigation conducted by police officers at the scene revealed that the driver, Karen Ham, 59, was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, police said.

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Ham was subsequently arrested and charged with felony DWI, police said.

She was transported to Southampton Town police headquarters in Hampton Bays, where she was processed and held for morning arraignment, police said.

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