Police: Driver critical after one-car crash in Hamptons

A Hampton Bays man was critically injured in a one-car crash Sunday morning in East Hampton, police said.

East Hampton Town police said Steven Lane, 25, was driving southbound on Northwest Road when his 1989 Chevrolet pickup truck “failed to navigate a turn” and crashed into a tree. The crash was reported by a passing bicyclist at 7:08 a.m., police said.

Police said Lane was transported by East Hampton Ambulance to Southampton Hospital, then was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call them at 631-537-7575. All calls will remain confidential.

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.”