A driver who allegedly struck a Netflix reality show realtor and left her for dead on the side of a Hamptons road in June stopped her car following the crash, but not to help the victim, prosecutors revealed Monday.
Amanda Kempton, 32, didn’t try to save Sara Burack as she lied mangled along the West Montauk Highway around 2:30 a.m. on June 19 — but instead tried to dislodge the 40-year-old victim’s luggage that had gotten jammed under her 2004 Toyota Highlander, Suffolk County prosecutors said.
When she allegedly couldn’t dislodge the suitcase, she instead sped off with the luggage still dragging underneath, prosecutors said.
Kempton was arraigned Monday on charges of leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death in connection to the June 19 crash. A Suffolk judge ordered the Virginia resident held on $100,000 cash bond.
“Leaving the scene of a fatal collision makes a tragic situation even worse,” District Attorney Raymond Tierney said in a statement.
“Rather than rendering help to Ms. Burack, the defendant allegedly left her to die. This indictment is an important step towards justice for Sara and her loved ones.”
Burack is remembered as a savvy businesswoman who appeared on the reality show “Million Dollar Beach Homes” in 2020 – but faced mental health issues before her tragic death.
A passing driver spotted Burack on the shoulder of West Montauk Highway in Hamptons Bay and called 911 about 15 minutes after the crash. She was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital and later pronounced dead.
A day after the crash, Southampton town police detectives tied the vehicle to its owner, Kempton, who was found at an address in Manorville.
The Toyota had front-end damage and Burack’s suitcase was found discarded in a dumpster, prosecutors said.
Kempton, who is expected back in court Nov. 20, could spend between two-and-a-half and seven years in prison if convicted of the top count – a class D felony.
A call to her lawyer was not immediately returned.
It’s unclear why Burack was walking along the busy roadway, but a Southampton source previously told The Post she was homeless by choice despite her family trying desperately to help her.
