On Monday, Oct. 13, Alec Baldwin and his brother Stephen Baldwin were involved in a vehicle crash in The Hampton, as the two got in the accident when “they barreled head-first into a tree as they drove in their Range Rover,” TMZ reported.
After the news got out, Baldwin took to Instagram, sharing a video update on how he is doing following the crash. And in the video, he alleged that he hit the tree when trying to avoid a big truck that cut him off.
Now, police are chiming in on the incident.
Police Confirm Alec Baldwin’s Car Crash Story
East Hampton Police Chief Michael Sarlo spoke with TMZ and provided some more details on the car crash.
“At approximately 12:01pm on Monday, October 13, the EHTPD responded to a motor vehicle accident on State Route 27, Pantigo Road near Cross Highway. A white 2023 Range Rover, operated by Alec Baldwin, with passenger Stephen Baldwin, was found to have struck a tree on the Eastbound shoulder of the roadway while avoiding the turning action of a 2020 Mack commercial truck, registered to National Waste Services out of Bay Shore, NY,” he told the outlet.
“”There were no injuries reported or summons issued and the contributing factors to the accident were found to be a reaction to an uninvolved vehicle and the slippery and wet roadway conditions,” he added
Here’s What Alec Baldwin Said Following The Car Crash
“I just want to post a quick message. I got all these inquiries about my car thing this morning. I was in a car accident this morning. I’m fine. My brother Stephen was out visiting me on Long Island, and we spent the weekend out there for the film festival,” Baldwin said in the video he posted on Instagram on Monday night.
“I do want to take an opportunity to congratulate everybody on the staff of the film festival,” he continued. “But this morning, I was in this car accident. A guy cut me off in a big garbage truck. I mean a garbage truck the size of a whale… It was the biggest garbage truck I’ve ever seen, but anyway, I won’t go into the details, I don’t want to bore you.”
“But to avoid hitting him, I hit a tree. I hit a big fat tree and crushed my car, my wife’s car. I crushed my wife’s car, and I feel bad about that. But it’s all fine. I’m fine and my brother’s fine,” he added, also taking a moment to thank the police for responding so quickly and helping them.
“My wife’s car is pretty smashed up,” he concluded.
TMI on his “trash truck” excuse. That’s always suspicious. Half of every neighborhood has cameras.