Crime & Safety
Update: Pregnant Woman Dies in Bridgehampton Crash
Bridgehampton resident Michelle Forbes-Greaves, 31, identified as crash victim.
A 31-year-old woman who was eight months pregnant died in a single-car crash Wednesday morning in Bridgehampton when the car she was driving struck a tree, police said.
Michelle Forbes-Greaves of Bridgehampton was driving south on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike at 8 a.m. when she crossed into the northbound lane, sideswiped a tree and then hit a second tree head on, according to . There were no passengers, police said.
responded and extricated Forbes-Greaves from the vehicle, a 2001 Saturn four-door. Police said they impounded the car for further investigation and a safety check. Forbes-Greaves was pronounced dead at the scene and taken to the Suffolk County medical examiner's office in Hauppauge, according to police.
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Police said the crash occurred near the Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreation Center and the road remained closed for about three hours. The cause of the accident is yet to be determined, police added.