Manhattan woman killed in Amagansett crash, police say

A 73-year-old Manhattan woman was killed Wednesday when police said she lost control of her sport utility vehicle, striking a utility pole in Amagansett.

East Hampton Town police said Ellyn E. Tucker was driving her 2019 Nissan Kicks north on Napeague Meadow Road when she lost control of the vehicle, leaving the road and hitting the pole, at 5:43 a.m. Tucker was taken by Amagansett Ambulance to Stony Brook-Southampton Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Police said the vehicle was impounded for a safety check and said detectives are conducting an investigation along with the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office.

Police are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact them at 631-537-7575.

By John Valenti

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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.”