Ditched at Dump Mountain

Leaving the scene of an accident is the charge facing a Manhattan man who has a house on South Endicott Place in Montauk.

Douglas P. Moore, 47, was driving a 2005 Toyota pickup truck during the early morning hours of Oct. 13. His passenger was Jacquelina Fierro, 26. Driving on the dirt road that parallels the Long Island Rail Road tracks, North Shore Road, he turned left onto the unnamed dirt road that leads to the hill behind the Montauk Recycling Center. That hill is actually a capped landfill. 

Mr. Moore proceeded to drive along the pathway that circles the mound, until he reached the recycling center, then turned onto the dirt path that leads to the top of the hill. Once at its peak, he put the truck into park, he later told the police. According to their account, he failed to notice, however, that the truck was actually in neutral. It began to roll down the sharp side of the slope, quickly picking up speed until it reached the bottom and rolled over onto its side. The truck just missed going into a deep concrete well at the western side of the mound.

Unhurt, driver and passenger abandoned the vehicle and made their way back to Mr. Moore’s residence, which faces Fort Pond. Many hours later, he contacted MER Service Corp. at Marshal and Sons on Main Street, asking that his truck be recovered. Police were contacted. 

A summons was issued to Mr. Moore, who will be arraigned on the charge of leaving the scene. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 24 in East Hampton Town Justice Court.