Long Island Press » East Hampton http://www.longislandpress.com Long Island news from the Long Island Press Mon, 20 May 2013 21:27:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Montauk Man Pleads Not Guilty to Fatal Hit-and-run http://www.longislandpress.com/2013/02/17/montauk-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-fatal-hit-and-run/ http://www.longislandpress.com/2013/02/17/montauk-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-fatal-hit-and-run/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:51:36 +0000 Timothy Bolger http://www.longislandpress.com/?p=14931 A Montauk man has been apprehended for fleeing the scene of a crash that left a  61-year-old pedestrian dead in Amagansett about four months ago.

Edward Orr pleaded not guilty Friday at Suffolk County court to a grand jury indictment charging him with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, tampering with physical evidence and criminal mischeif.

East Hampton Town Police arrested the 30-year-old Feb. 7 for crashing his Jeep Cherokee into John Judge as the victim walked on Main Street on Oct. 23, 2012. A driver found the victim’s body near Hedges Lane and called 911, police have said.

Judge William Condon set bail for Orr at $500,000 bond or $250,000 cash. Orr is due badk in court March 20.

 

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