Two injured in Amagansett 3-car crash
On May 26, 2013, at appx 3:30 a.m. a serious three car accident occurred on Route 27 in Amagansett, between East Hampton and Montauk. Credit: Hampton Pix Doug Kuntz
Two people who police said had been driving while intoxicated were left with serious injuries after a three-car crash in Amagansett early Sunday morning, East Hampton Town police said.
Nicole Zizelis, 51, of Amagansett, was driving a 2010 Honda Accord west on Route 27 just after 3 a.m. when police said her vehicle collided with an eastbound 2008 Jeep Wrangler driven by Hari Kalyan, 33, of Brooklyn.
A taxi cab traveling east on Route 27 then came upon the scene. The taxi driver, Muhammad Fahim, 27, of Islandia, swerved in an attempt to avoid the wreckage, but crashed into the Jeep, police said.
Zizelis and Kalyan were taken to hospitals for treatment of serious injuries, police said. Each was charged with driving while intoxicated and issued an appearance ticket.
Fahim was not injured and was not charged, police said.
Police ask anyone who might have witnessed the crash to contact them at 631-537-7575.
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