{"id":212683,"date":"2025-10-14T16:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/212683\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:09:08","slug":"alec-baldwin-crashes-car-into-a-tree-in-east-hampton-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/212683\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Baldwin crashes car into a tree in East Hampton: Authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alec Baldwin<\/a> crashed his car into a tree while driving in East Hampton on Monday, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

The front of his SUV was dented but Baldwin was unhurt, authorities added. His brother, fellow actor Stephen Baldwin, was also in the car at the time and uninjured.<\/p>\n

Alec Baldwin took to Instagram<\/a> after the accident and briefly addressed what happened.<\/p>\n

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Alec Baldwin attends The Roundabout Gala 2023 at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on March 06, 2023 in New York City.<\/p>\n

John Lamparski\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

“I just want to post a quick message,” he began. “I got all these inquiries about my car thing this morning — I was in a car accident this morning. I’m fine.”<\/p>\n

“My brother, Stephen, was out visiting me,” he added, saying they spent the weekend at the Buffalo Film Festival.<\/p>\n

He said a “garbage truck the size of a whale” cut him off on the road.<\/p>\n

“To avoid hitting him, I hit a tree,” he said. “I hit a big, fat tree. And crushed my car — my wife’s car. I crashed my wife’s car. I feel bad about that. But it’s all fine, and I’m fine and my brother’s fine.”<\/p>\n

He ended his message by thanking the East Hampton Police Department for “coming to my aid.” Baldwin said he also filed a report with them.<\/p>\n

“My wife’s car is pretty smashed up,” he said. “Pretty big tree, big fat tree.”<\/p>\n

He added he would be going to LA to see his family and “can’t wait.” He also mentioned how he’s “still so proud” of his wife, Hilaria Baldwin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Hilaria, I love you more than anything,” he said. “I’m very proud of you.”<\/p>\n

The East Hampton Town Police Department said in a statement Tuesday that it responded to the accident just after noon on Monday.<\/p>\n

“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,” read the statement.<\/p>\n

The police statement noted there were no injuries or summons issues related to the accident and “the contributing factors to the accident were found to be a reaction to an uninvolved vehicle and the slippery and wet roadway conditions.”<\/p>\n