Montauk Highway Closed in Wainscott

A box truck crashed into a utility pole on Montauk Highway in Wainscott, bringing down wires across the road just west of the new Home Goods store on Tuesday afternoon. The highway was closed between Wainscott-Northwest Road and Sayre's Path while utility workers cleaned up the downed wires and replaced the pole. 

The accident was reported in front of SRK Pools at 370 Montauk Highway at 4:23 p.m. Only the truck was involved. Details of the crash were not immediately available. The pole cracked in half, coming to rest on top of the box truck. Wires from across the street were hanging low over the road, which is why police closed the road to traffic. 

The driver was not hurt. 

The Bridgehampton Fire Department responded, along with East Hampton Town police. Officers diverted traffic off the highway. PSEG-Long Island responded within a half-hour of the accident to start repairs. It was not clear how long the road would be closed.

Workers in the area said it was the fifth time a pole at that location had been hit in recent years, including one accident last year after which the pole was replaced.