County Road 39 Reopened After Seven Hours

Country Road 39 was closed while wires were cleaned up after an accident.

Jul. 9, 2015

Star Staff

Update, 7:30 p.m.: The road has been reopened.

Originally: An accident in front of Buzz Chew on County Road 39 in Southampton has closed the road in both directions from the Princess Diner on Montauk Highway to David White's Lane, according to an alert from the Town of Southampton.

A car reportedly crashed into a pole at around 12:45 p.m. The Southampton Fire Department responded. It was unclear how bad the injuries were, but a medevac helicopter was called to transport a patient to Stony Brook University Hospital.

Southampton Village police are handling the accident, though dispatchers said at about 3:15 p.m., they didn't know how much longer the road would be closed for.

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