Crime & Safety
Southampton Woman Seriously Hurt in Hit-and-Run Crash
The 66-year-old was airlifted to the hospital following crash Saturday evening on Montauk Highway, police say.
A 66-year-old woman was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash on Montauk Highway in Southampton Saturday evening, police said.
According to police, Maureen Dean, of Southampton, was driving her 1995 Saturn sedan east on Montauk Highway near West Gate Road when her vehicle was struck from behind by a 2004 Honda Civic at about 6:19 p.m.
The impact caused Dean’s car to leave the roadway and strike a telephone pole, police said.
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She was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital by the Suffolk County Police Aviation Unit and is listed in serious condition, police said.
Police are continuing to search for the male driver of the Civic who fled the scene prior to police arrival.
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Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Southampton Town Police detectives at 631-702-2230.
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