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Bicyclist Flown To Hospital After Accident On Monday In East Hampton

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Hampton Bays junior Laura Zaweski ducks out of the way of a pitch. DREW BUDD

Hampton Bays junior Laura Zaweski ducks out of the way of a pitch. DREW BUDD

June 18 -- Carl Irace and Sonny Sireci play Coast Guardsmen during an annual reenactment of the 1942 Nazi landing on an Amagansett beach.

June 18 -- Carl Irace and Sonny Sireci play Coast Guardsmen during an annual reenactment of the 1942 Nazi landing on an Amagansett beach.

authorStaff Writer on Jun 18, 2019

Three Mile Harbor Road in East Hampton was closed on Monday afternoon at around 4:30 p.m. after a bicyclist was struck by a silver Kia. Fernando Sanchez, 40, collided with the front end of the car and suffered serious injuries, according to Captain Chris Anderson of the East Hampton Town Police Department. The road was closed for several hours, and the bicyclist was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital. Capt. Anderson said the cyclist entered Three Mile Harbor Road from Muir Boulevard without yielding or stopping for traffic. The accident was called in at 4:24 p.m.ELIZABETH VESPE

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