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Amanda Kempton Arrested in Hamptons Hit-and-Run That Killed Sara Burack

She faces a class D felony for leaving the scene of a fatal accident after being freed on $100,000 bail

Sara Burack attends Eddy Bogaert "The Art Affair" at Hamptons Art Week at a private residence in Southampton, NY on July 14, 2023 (Photo by David Warren / Sipa​ USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
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Sara Burack in Water Mill, N.Y., on Aug. 4, 2022.

Overview

  • Amanda Kempton, 32, was taken into custody Friday by Southampton Town police and charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash that resulted in a death.
  • Authorities say her vehicle struck Sara Burack along Montauk Highway near the Villa Paul Restaurant in Hampton Bays before the driver fled.
  • Burack was found unconscious with a fractured skull and brain bleeds, went into cardiac arrest at the scene and died later that day at Stony Brook University Hospital.
  • The victim, 40, was a luxury real estate agent with Nest Seekers International and starred on Netflix’s “Million Dollar Beach House” and HBO Max’s “Selling the Hamptons.”
  • Kempton was arraigned Saturday at Southampton Town Justice Court and released on $100,000 bail pending further legal proceedings.