Held on $15,000 Bail

Two unrelated incidents early on Tuesday involving cars that slammed into utility poles sent the drivers first to the hospital and then to East Hampton Town Justice Court, where they were arraigned on charges of driving while intoxicated.

Kody Knudsen of Springs, 26, was westbound on Napeague at about 1:15 a.m. when he lost control of his 2009 Mercedes-Benz at the Napeague Meadow Road intersection. The car skidded deep into the brush, taking out an electric pole.

Because of a prior D.W.I. conviction, Mr. Knudsen was charged at the felony level. East Hampton Town police also accused him of a second felony, carrying a concealed weapon, a pair of brass knuckles.

After spending several hours at Southampton Hospital, he was released back to police custody and brought before Justice Lisa R. Rana. He limped into the courtroom, wincing in pain, and was allowed to sit during his arraignment.

His lawyer was Brian Francese of the Legal Aid Society. “That is going to change,” Justice Rana said, after Mr. Knudsen told her he was earning $1,300 a week managing a bar in Montauk. “You need to hire an attorney.”

Legal Aid attorneys are provided only for indigent defendants.

Justice Rana reviewed Mr. Knudsen’s rap sheet, which she noted was 24 pages long and included a prior felony conviction. Sean McDonnell, an assistant district attorney, asked that bail be set at $25,000. “He made an oral statement that he was drinking and smoking some weed,” Mr. McDonnell said.

Mr. Francese told the court that Mr. Knudsen was in the passenger seat when police arrived, and that the actual driver was a woman identified only as Megan. Justice Rana was unconvinced, and set bail at $15,000. Mr. Knudsen, unable to meet bail, was taken late that afternoon to the county jail in Riverside, where he remained as of press time. His next court appearance is scheduled for next month.

He is also scheduled for a separate date in court, this time before Justice Steven Tekulsky, on a felony charge of unauthorized use of a vehicle.

The other utility pole that went down Tuesday morning was on East Lake ­Drive in Montauk, when, at about 6:30, an older-model Ford driven by Daniel Hernandez, 20, of the Bronx, left the road.

Mr. Hernandez is a “parking assistant” with the production crew of Showtime’s “The Affair,” he told Justice Rana. The crew spent about 36 hours in and around Montauk Monday and Tuesday, shooting a new episode, during which time an “Affair” cameraman was also charged with D.W.I.

“There is a very good possibility you won’t have that job,” Justice Rana warned Mr. Hernandez, whose driver’s license was automatically suspended after he refused to take the breath test at police headquarters. “You cannot drive.” She set bail at $500, which was posted by a member of the production company.

The cameraman, Bryant M. Bailey, 32, also from the Bronx, was stopped early Monday on Montauk’s Main Street for failing to signal a turn. His B.A.C. was reported to be .16 of 1 percent, over twice the legal limit. In addition to D.W.I., he was charged with another misdemeanor, possession of marijuana. Police said he had over an ounce and a half on him when he was pulled over.

His bail was also set at $500, and was posted.

Yet another man who makes his living in the world of television wound up in court this week on a charge of drunken driving. Douglas John Kezirian, 37, of West Hartford, Conn., was driving a 2004 BMW on Amagansett Main Street early Sunday when, town police said, he rear-ended another car. Mr. Kezirian, whose B.A.C. was reportedly .16, is a sportscaster with ESPN.

Also in court for a Monday arraignment was Jeff A. Dieli, 31, of Manhattan, who is renting a house in Montauk this summer. He was arrested the night before, two years to the day after a prior D.W.I. arrest.

Then, as now, he was arraigned by Justice Rana. “I had your prior case,” she said. She was clearly not happy to hear of Mr. Dieli’s Montauk rental. “It’s interesting. Very interesting, considering I was told he lives in New York City.” In February 2014, after accepting his guilty plea to misdemeanor D.W.I., she had allowed him to do his probation time in the city, believing that was his sole address.

The new charges are at the felony level. Justice Rana set bail at $10,000, which was posted.

An accident in East Hampton Village led to the July 13 arrest of Jeffrey Sleed, 52, of East Hampton, whose 2015 Toyota had collided with a 2007 Nissan that then struck a utility pole at the intersection of North Main Street and Hook Mill Road. Mr. Sleed told village police he had taken hydrocodone, they said, and was charged with driving with ability impaired by drugs, a misdemeanor.

Justice Tekulsky set bail at $250 the next morning. However, because there was a warrant out of Central Islip for Mr. Sleed’s arrest, he was held in county jail for several days, until that warrant could be addressed. He was released on bail Tuesday.

Other D.W.I. arrests included that of Nancy E. Pillajo-Tenesaca, 28, of Springs, who was charged early Monday morning. Her breath test reportedly produced a reading of .16. She was released after posting $300 bail.

Brittney J. Albrecht, 23, of Montauk was arrested just after midnight Saturday. Her B.A.C. was recorded at .13, possibly low enough that her lawyer will be able to get it reduced to a violation, since she has no prior history of arrests.

Sag Harbor Village police arrested a Davie, Fla., woman Monday afternoon, on a charge of aggravated D.W.I. According to police, Andrea M. Dunn, 41, was driving a 2004 Volkswagen north on Main Street, swerving across lane lines, while at the same time her passenger, Robert Dunn, was “throwing objects from the vehicle.”

At police headquarters on Division Street, Ms. Dunn’s B.A.C. was recorded at .18 or higher, the level that triggers the elevated charge. She was released the next day after posting bail.