Driver in Police Custody After Car Crashes Into Woods in Amagansett

Update: Kenneth J. Morsch was identified as the driver of the 2007 Saab that crashed into the woods in Amagansett on Monday morning. He has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs and possession of a hypodermic needle, both misdemeanors. He will be arraigned at a later date.

Update, 10:15 a.m.: A driver who crashed his car into the woods off Old Stone Highway in Amagansett on Monday morning was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, East Hampton Town police said.

Although there was a report that the driver, a man whose name was not immediately released, was unresponsive after the crash, Sgt. Chelsea Tierney said that he was conscious when police arrived.

Sergeant Tierney said the man was driving south on Old Stone Highway when "he crossed over the center line a couple of times," hit a snow bank, drove into the woods, and hit a tree near La Foret Lane. Police were called at 7:50 a.m.

The driver, whose name was not released, received minor injuries. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle. The Amagansett Fire Department ambulance took him to Southampton Hospital. A police officer remained at the hospital with him.

Originally, 9:52 a.m.: A car crashed into the woods off Old Stone Highway in Amagansett on Monday morning, sending its driver to the hospital.

East Hampton Town police and the Amagansett Fire Department responded to Old Stone Highway, near La Foret Lane, for the one-car accident at about 8 a.m. The driver was reportedly unresponsive. However, police said the patient did not sustain any serious physical injury.

Police, who are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash, had the vehicle, a Saab crossover, pulled out of the woods at about 9 a.m.

No more information was immediately available.