A 16-year-old girl from Massachusetts accidentally hit the gas pedal too hard while making a three-point turn on South Essex Street near South Etna Avenue in Montauk on Feb. 20, causing her minivan to crash through a split-rail fence, drop off an eight-foot ledge, and land upside down.
According to the accident report, the driver and two of her passengers, a 49-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl, were taken by ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. They were conscious but complaining of pain, and the driver had minor bleeding. A third passenger, a 52-year-old woman, was uninjured.
Marshall and Sons towed the car, which was estimated to have sustained more than $1,000 in damage.