Just drove though Bridgehampton ten minutes ago, at 12:30pm from the Commons. Unfortunately, for the first time, we witnessed a Medevac approach above our heads and land on the Bridgehampton ball field.  A pedestrian had been struck crossing Montauk Highway. Ambulances surrounded the site and the volunteer fire police had gathered to direct traffic. Have the residents here not screamed loudly enough? Our roads are unsafe and unpatrolled. Speed and traffic violations go unchecked. Not only is the Hampton Classic in Bridgehampton this week, but it's the busiest week all summer. And the roads are filled with people who frankly don't drive on a regular basis. 

It is our understanding that there are only one or two on-duty police officers that cover all of Water Mill, Bridgehampton, Sagaponack and unincorporated Sag Harbor. This is absurd. We need five police officers assigned to just Bridgehampton village in the summer.  Even worse, we went to the Classic yesterday. There were no police directing traffic at either the entrance or the exit, despite the fact that the exit is at a tricky 3-way "V".

With the massive tax reassements to have hit Bridgehampton you would have thought that the Town could have boosted the minimal police coverage in the area.  This is a disaster. Our roads are unsafe and we must demand that the Town provide adequate police coverage.