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Cops: Drunk Driver Plows Through Montauk Art Fair, Destroying Artists' Inventory

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"My whole business is gone," said Jaqueline Clint, who had about $80,000 worth of her handmade jewelry and gemstones "obliterated" when the car plowed through the art fair. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Jim Levison's tent filled with photographs, some framed in expensive wooden frames, others printed on aluminum, took a direct hit from the car. JIM LEVISON

Jim Levison's tent filled with photographs, some framed in expensive wooden frames, others printed on aluminum, took a direct hit from the car. JIM LEVISON

Jim Levison lost numerous prints of his photographs on aluminum panels when the car smashed through his tent just before striking a parked car. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Jim Levison lost numerous prints of his photographs on aluminum panels when the car smashed through his tent just before striking a parked car. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Watercolor artist Mary Planding said that this Montauk show was her first of the season and that many of her original pieces were destroyed. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Watercolor artist Mary Planding said that this Montauk show was her first of the season and that many of her original pieces were destroyed. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The car crashed through a guard rail at the end of South Emerson Street and took out several tents before crashing into a parked car owned by the security guards who were keeping watch over the art fair tents overnight.

The car crashed through a guard rail at the end of South Emerson Street and took out several tents before crashing into a parked car owned by the security guards who were keeping watch over the art fair tents overnight.

authorMichael Wright on Jun 29, 2025
A drunk driver crashed a car through the Montauk Artists Association art fair on the Montauk Green early Sunday morning, according to police, narrowly missing striking two security guards standing... more

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