Teen Charged After North Haven Rollover

A 17-year-old who was seriously injured when his car turned over on North Haven was allegedly driving recklessly and without a license in the early morning hours on Sunday. 

Southampton Town police said James Peralta Sanchima was the only person inside a 2003 GMC pickup truck that they found overturned on Short Beach Road at 4:13 a.m. The young man was driving south on Short Beach Road when he drove off the road, hit several mailboxes, and lost control of the truck.  It came to rest across the northbound lane. 

The Sag Harbor Fire Department and the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to the accident. Mr. Peralata Sanchima was airlifted from Havens Beach to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he is listed in serious, but stable, condition, police said. 

Charged with reckless driving and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both misdemeanors, he was released with an appearance ticket. He will be arraigned in Southampton Town Justice Court at a later date.