Crime & Safety
19-Year Old Killed, 6 Teens Injured In Hamptons DWI Crash On Father's Day: Police
A 19-year-old East Hampton girl died; all of those injured in the tragic Springs crash were between 15 and 19 years old, police say.
EAST HAMPTON, NY β A 19-year-old was killed and six others injured, one seriously, in a DWI rollover crash on Father's Day night in East Hampton, police said.
According to East Hampton Town police, the crash took place at 7:39 p.m. on Old Stone Highway near Deep Six Drive.
Luis Gonzalo Barrionuevo-Fuertes 18, of Moriches, was operating a 2009 Toyota Camry southbound on Old Stone Highway near Deep Six Drive when the vehicle left the roadway, overturned and struck a tree, police said.
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The Springs Fire Department responded and extricated two passengers from the vehicle, police said.
Scarleth S. Urgiles 19, of East Hampton was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Passenger, Jennifer Amon-Barrers 18, of East Hampton was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital where she is listed in serious, but stable condition, police said.
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Additional passengers Michael Puente 19, Melanie Mendez, 19, Carlos Pinos, 18, and two juveniles, 15 and 17, all of East Hampton, were transported to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital by East Hampton and Amagansett Ambulance for treatment of injuries, police said.
Gonzalo Barrionuevo-Fuertes was placed under arrest at the scene and was transported to East Hampton Town police headquarters where he awaits arraignment at East Hampton Town Justice Court, police said. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, first offense; aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child passenger less than 16, first offense, a felony under Leandra's Law; and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.
The vehicle was impounded for safety inspection and the investigation is continuing, police said; anyone with information is asked to contact the East Hampton Town Police Department's detective division at 631-537-7575.
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