Three Airlifted After Crashes

Between Saturday and Monday there were three serious accidents in which helicopters were called to take people to Stony Brook University Hospital’s level-one trauma center. 

On Saturday evening, an uninsured Yamaha all-terrain vehicle driven by Christopher Rivera of East Hampton, 21, was headed south on Springs-Fireplace Road in East Hampton, approaching One Stop Market, when a Ford pickup truck driven by Fernando Rosas pulled out of the One Stop lot. The A.T.V. struck the front of the truck, East Hampton Town Police Capt. Chris Anderson said yesterday, and Mr. Rivera was ejected. 

Photographs taken by bystanders show Mr. Rivera wearing only a bathing suit. Police issued him several citations, including one for not wearing a helmet as required by state law.

The next morning there was another accident on Springs-Fireplace Road, this time near Church Lane. Shortly before noon, a 2002 Ford driven by Paul Goerz was turning off Church and onto Springs-Fireplace when it collided with a bicyclist, Angela Witte. No tickets were issued.

The third serious incident happened on Monday near Swamp Road on Route 114, where Thomas Sparacino of Peconic was headed north in a 2013 Dodge sedan. “He crossed into the southbound lane,” Captain Anderson said. The Dodge hit two vehicles, a 2016 Mercedes Benz driven by Joseph Giardina and a 2008 Mazda driven by Daniel Bedoya, and then rolled over. Mr. Sparacino had to be extracted from the Dodge by the East Hampton Fire Department, after which the helicopter picked him up. The other two drivers did not request medical treatment, though their vehicles were severely damaged. An investigation is said to be continuing.

Finally, an East Hampton woman was taken to Southampton Hospital July 11 after being struck by a 2012 Jeep on Amagansett Main Street. The pedestrian, Fiona Vonoshen, 19, was looking east, a witness told police, but failed to see the Jeep, which was moving at a slow speed. The Jeep’s driver, Robin Goetz of Springs, was not ticketed.