Crime & Safety
Worker Injured While Dismantling Hampton Classic Site: Police
He was taking down tents when a metal pole fell on him, police say.
BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — A worker was injured at the Hampton Classic site in Bridgehampton Saturday, police said.
According to Southampton Town Police, at 8:07 a.m., a call came in about a worker, who had been taking down one of the tents when a metal post fell on him.
Francisco Javier Chicas, of Maryland, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital via Suffolk County Police aviation for treatment, police said.
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The Bridgehampton Volunteer Fire Department ambulance also responded, police said.
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