Injuries minor after vehicle ends up in woods in Southampton

A vehicle rests against a tree after traveling off the road in Southampton, Wednesday evening. SOUTHAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

A tow truck removes a vehicle from the woods in Southampton, Wednesday evening. SOUTHAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Lights shine from the road above on a vehicle that crashed into the woods in Southampton, Wednesday evening. SOUTHAMPTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Staff Report

Published: 12-28-2023 2:34 PM

SOUTHAMPTON — An Amazon delivery driver using his own vehicle suffered minor injuries Wednesday evening when he missed a stop sign in foggy conditions at the junction of Cold Spring and Lead Mine roads and traveled 30 feet down an embankment into a swamp, interim Fire Chief Richard Fasoli said Thursday.

Southampton police and fire departments responded to the scene just after 8 p.m. and found the driver still in the vehicle, Fasoli said. He was able to get himself out of the car and walk up the bank. Fasoli said the driver had a wrist injury and some bruising, and he was taken to Cooley Dickinson Hospital for evaluation and treatment.

Ernie’s Towing removed the vehicle from the woods.