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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.
"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 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
The vehicle crashed through six tents at the Montauk Artists Association art fair on the Montauk Green. JOHN PAPALEO
The vehicle crashed through six tents before striking the car of a Montauk couple who were providing overnight security and dove out of the way, narrowly missing being struck themselves. JOHN PAPALEO
Michael Wright on Jun 29, 2025