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Update: Pedestrian Hit By Pickup Truck

By
Taylor K. Vecsey

Update, 9:20 p.m.:  East Hampton Town police have made contact with the pedestrian's family. Her name has not yet been released and no further information was provided. 

Originally, 8:47 p.m.: East Hampton Town police need the public's help in identifying a teenager who was struck by a pickup truck in Springs on Tuesday evening. 

Police responded to the pedestrian accident at the intersection of Springs-Fireplace Road and Abraham's Path at 5:24 p.m. The Hispanic female, estimated to be between 15 and 17 years old, was conscious but incoherent, police said.  "We have been unable to identify her or make notification to family members," police said in a statement Tuesday night.

She was treated by ambulance personnel with the Springs Fire Department and was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital.

Police further described the pedestrian as weighing about 100 pounds, wearing all dark clothing, including black pants and a black hooded sweatshirt. She was wearing ear buds and had a pink pocketbook.

The public can call the East Hampton Town Police Department at 531-537-7575 with any information. 

Details of the accident were not immediately available. 

 

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