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Cops: Hampton Jitney driver distracted before crash

Southampton Town Police responded to an accident involving

Photo credit: Southampton Town Police | Southampton Town Police responded to an accident involving a Hamptons Jitney after the bus pushed a Mercedes-Benz with five passengers into the back of a masonry dump truck on westbound Montauk Highway at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, police said. (Aug. 28, 2012)

A Hampton Jitney bus driver was distracted when his drink fell just before he rear-ended a car in a three-vehicle accident with injuries in Water Mill, Southampton Town police said late Thursday.

The bus pushed a Mercedes-Benz with five passengers into the back of a masonry dump truck on westbound Montauk Highway at about 2 p.m. Tuesday, closing the roadway in both directions between Scuttle...

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