Busy Weekend in Emergency Rooms

Two 20-year-olds were injured early Sunday morning, one seriously, when they were struck by a taxi in downtown Montauk.

Benjamin F. Pileski of Mattituck was taken to Southampton Hospital after the accident, which was reported at 3:09 a.m., and was later transferred to Stony Brook University Hospital. He was listed in critical condition on Monday afternoon, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Justin C. Tyler of Cutchogue was also taken to Southampton Hospital and then transferred to Stony Brook. His injuries were apparently not as severe as Mr. Pileski’s, and he was listed in fair condition on Monday afternoon.

According to East Hampton Town police, a westbound van driven by Muhammad Irfan, 43, of Shirley, had just passed Carl Fisher Plaza when the young men ran across the plaza from the south side. Mr. Irfan told police he could not stop in time, and the van hit both of them, sending Mr. Tyler into the windshield, which smashed. On Monday, there was a straight skid mark, about a yard long, at the spot of the accident, which occurred directly in front of the Corcoran Real Estate office entrance.

There was a passenger in Mr. Irfan’s car, Keane Ehsani, who was not a fare, Capt. Chris Anderson said on Tuesday. Operator error was not involved in the accident, he said; Mr. Irfan was not ticketed.

There were several witnesses, according to the accident report. Main Street was still teeming with young, mostly intoxicated, July Fourth revelers, navigating the trio of bars popular for late-night drinking in downtown Montauk, Sloppy Tuna, the Point, and Memory Motel.

The 2001 Honda van Mr. Irfan was driving is registered to JEB Tech Inc. of 30 Sunflower Driver in Bohemia, a company that leases vehicles to drivers who come to Montauk on a weekly basis. The company rents an office in East Hampton Town, which allows it to operate cars for hire.

The town attorney’s office is investigating the practice of leasing taxis, according to Michael Sendlenski, an East Hampton Town attorney. Mr. Sendlenski said Tuesday that taxi drivers can only be contracted or hired, and that the town code specifically prohibits leasing.

A bicyclist was seriously injured on Sunday afternoon when he was struck by a car on Napeague.

Capt. Anderson said David Disick, 77, of East Hampton, was riding his bicycle east in the westbound shoulder, facing traffic, when he “suddenly attempted to travel across the lanes.” A 2015 GMC, driven by Joseph Moleti of Nesconset, hit Mr. Disick. The accident happened in front of the Lobster Roll, near Beach Plum Court, at 12:12 p.m.

Capt. Anderson said that bicyclists are supposed to ride with the flow of traffic instead of against it. It is not known whether Mr. Disick was wearing a helmet. He was flown by medevac helicopter to Stony Brook, where he was listed in critical condition as of early this week.

No citations were issued. A portion of the Napeague stretch was briefly closed while emergency personnel worked on the scene.

In other road accidents over the holiday weekend, a 29-year-old Springs woman lost control of her 2015 Toyota pickup truck early Sunday morning while navigating a curve on Cedar Street, East Hampton, and crashed into a tree by Miller Place. The crash occurred near East Hampton Village Police headquarters but in town police jurisdiction. Daniela Rivas Jenkins told police she had swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle that crossed into her lane.

She suffered several contusions and abrasions, and was taken to Southampton Hospital. Her truck had major front-end impact damage.

A Sag Harbor man who told police he’d fallen asleep at the wheel as he was driving north Sunday on Route 114 in East Hampton swerved into oncoming traffic but was awakened just in time by the horn of the car he was about to collide with.

Octavius H. Jones, 39, driving a 2008 Toyota, nevertheless struck the 2013 Audi driven by Neil D. Klar of Katonah, N.Y., sending both vehicles off the road. Mr. Klar’s car spun around before hitting a tree; Mr. Jones’s went straight into a fence.

Mr. Klar and his two passengers were taken to Southampton Hospital, where they were treated for what police described as minor injuries. Mr. Jones was reportedly not hurt, though his vehicle suffered major damage. Police charged him with unlicensed driving.

A minivan involved Monday in a two-car crash on Cedar Street briefly burst into flames. That accident took place between Stephen Hand’s Path and Old Orchard Lane at about 8:25 a.m. The East Hampton Fire Department responded with two engines, Second Assistant Chief Gerard Turza Jr. said. Firefighters found flames under the hood of the minivan, which was pressed against the driver’s side door of a pickup truck, and quickly extinguished the flames. All occupants were out of the vehicles before the first emergency personnel arrived. Two people were taken by ambulance to Southampton Hospital with minor injuries.

The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.

A Patchogue woman was taken to Southampton Hospital Monday afternoon after being thrown from a Schwinn moped she was riding on South Emerson Avenue in Montauk. Two officers stationed in Montauk, along with Vincent Franzone, the first assistant chief of the Montauk Fire Department, were among the first on the scene, and treated the victim in the back of a police department vehicle before the arrival of an ambulance. Emergency medical technicians who took over her treatment said she had multiple abrasions and had difficulty breathing.

The accident occurred outside the Royal Atlantic Hotel, where the woman was staying. Police had not released her name as of press time.

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