Alec Baldwin crashed his automobile right into a tree whereas driving in East Hampton on Monday, in response to authorities.
The entrance of his SUV was dented however Baldwin was unharmed, authorities added. His brother, fellow actor Stephen Baldwin, was additionally within the automobile on the time and unhurt.
Alec Baldwin took to Instagram after the accident and briefly addressed what occurred.
Alec Baldwin attends The Roundabout Gala 2023 at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on March 06, 2023 in New York Metropolis.
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“I simply wish to submit a fast message,” he started. “I received all these inquiries about my automobile factor this morning — I used to be in a automobile accident this morning. I am nice.”
“My brother, Stephen, was out visiting me,” he added, saying they spent the weekend on the Hamptons Worldwide Movie Competition.
He stated a “rubbish truck the dimensions of a whale” lower him off on the highway.
“To keep away from hitting him, I hit a tree,” he stated. “I hit an enormous, fats tree. And crushed my automobile — my spouse’s automobile. I crashed my spouse’s automobile. I really feel dangerous about that. However it’s all nice, and I am nice and my brother’s nice.”
He ended his message by thanking the East Hampton Police Division for “coming to my support.” Baldwin stated he additionally filed a report with them.
“My spouse’s automobile is fairly smashed up,” he stated. “Fairly huge tree, huge fats tree.”
He added he could be going to LA to see his household and “cannot wait.” He additionally talked about how he is “nonetheless so proud” of his spouse, Hilaria Baldwin.
“Hilaria, I like you greater than something,” he stated. “I am very pleased with you.”
The East Hampton City Police Division stated in a press release Tuesday that it responded to the accident simply after midday on Monday.
“A white 2023 Vary Rover, operated by Alec Baldwin, with passenger Stephen Baldwin, was discovered to have struck a tree on the Eastbound shoulder of the roadway whereas avoiding the turning motion of a 2020 Mack business truck, registered to Nationwide Waste Companies out of Bay Shore, NY,” learn the assertion.
The police assertion famous there have been no accidents or summons points associated to the accident and “the contributing elements to the accident have been discovered to be a response to an uninvolved automobile and the slippery and moist roadway situations.”
