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Montauk Highway reopens after crash in East Hampton, officials say

By John Valentijohn.valenti@newsday.com

A multiple-vehicle accident closed Montauk Highway for several hours Wednesday in East Hampton, officials said.

East Hampton Town police said the crash occurred about 9 a.m. and involved three vehicles. Police said two people were reported injured in the crash and that both had been taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries.

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A multiple-vehicle accident closed Montauk Highway for several hours Wednesday in East Hampton, officials said.

East Hampton Town police said the crash occurred about 9 a.m. and involved three vehicles. Police said two people were reported injured in the crash and that both had been taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries.

Montauk Highway was closed at Spring Close Highway at 9:23 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation website, informny.com. Police said the road also was closed at Skimhampton Road. The road has since reopened.

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”

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