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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Yahoo
Drunk Driver Causes Chaos at Outdoor Art Show
A drunk driver allegedly caused over $100,000 worth of damage after they drove into a Long Island art show last weekend, Newsday reported. At around 3 a.m. local time on Sunday morning, 23-year-old Nicoly Ribeiro De Souza allegedly drove her 2020 Nissan Rogue into an outdoor art exhibit in Montauk. Pictures taken later on Sunday morning show the stark devastation, with artists' tents collapsed on top of paintings large and small. Jim Levinson, a local Sag Harbor photographer, noted that it 'looked like a tornado came through.' One of the damaged tents reportedly contained the work of around 30 different artists, with one of them losing paintings on which she'd worked for most of last year. Volunteers helped to clean up the site so that the exhibit could still take place as scheduled on Sunday morning. Luckily, none of the vendors were hurt in the episode. However, for some, the loss of their work is just as dire.'The people that come to these shows, this is how they make their living,' said John Papaleo, a board member of the Montauk Artists Association, which sponsors the event. 'This is their livelihood.' De Souza is currently awaiting arraignment. Following the accident, she was taken to Southampton Hospital with minor injuries. A passenger in De Souza's vehicle declined medical treatment at the scene. Neither the Montauk Artists Association nor the East Hampton Town Police immediately responded to a request for comment from Men's Driver Causes Chaos at Outdoor Art Show first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 30, 2025
New York Post
29-06-2025
- New York Post
Drunk driver crashes into ritzy Montauk art show, racks up $100K in damages in one stroke: cops
An accused drunk driver caused at least $100,000 in damages when she crashed through an upscale Montauk art show on Long Island early Sunday morning, according to reports. Nicoly Ribeiro De Souza, 23, was hit with drunken driving charges and six counts of reckless mischief after police said she plowed a 2020 Nissan Rogue into the exhibits around 3 a.m., Newsday reported. 4 Police said accused drunk driver Nicoly Ribeiro De Souza, 23, plowed into a Montauk art show early Sunday morning. GoFundMe Advertisement 4 The crash into a Montauk art show, allegedly by a drunk driver, caused at least $100,000 worth of damage, locals said. GoFundMe Sag Harbor photographer Jim Levison told the outlet that it 'looked like a tornado came through.' Photos from the scene show six white display tents smashed and some of the artwork, including paintings, strewn about at the event, which is sponsored by Montauk Artists Association and features the work of local and regional artists. Advertisement 'The people that come to these shows, this is how they make their living,' John Papaleo, who sits on the association's executive board, told Newsday. 'This is their livelihood.' 4 The drunken driving crash into a Montauk art show destroyed six tents, including one with works from about 30 artists. Mary Planding Fine Art One of the damaged tents displayed the work of about 30 artists, and one participating artist lost works that she had been working on for the past eight months, Levison said. The art show opened Friday, and about 50 volunteers chipped in to clean up the wreckage so the show could go on on schedule on Sunday. Advertisement No one involved in the show was hurt in the early morning mishap. 4 Montauk art show organizers said one artists who worked on her pieces for eight months lost it in a flash on Sunday. Mary Planding Fine Art De Souza, who was awaiting arraignment on Sunday, was taken to Southampton Hospital with minor injuries, local outlet Greater Long Island said. Advertisement A passenger in the Nissan refused medical attention at the scene.
