Arrest Made in Fatal Hit-and-Run of Hamptons Reality TV Real Estate Agent Sara Burack

A Virginia woman has been arrested for allegedly hitting a 40-year-old former Hamptons real estate agent and reality TV cast member who was killed in the crash early Thursday morning in Hampton Bays, Southampton Town Police said.

Amanda Kempton, 32, was charged last Saturday with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident that resulted in a fatality in the death of Sara Burack. The charge is a vehicle and traffic law class D felony, punishable with up to 7 years in prison.

The victim — a Southampton resident and well-known real estate broker, formerly of Nest Seekers International who appeared on the Netflix series Million Dollar Beach House and other shows — was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital after she was found unconscious with serious injuries in the middle of Montauk Highway near Villa Paul restaurant (133 Montauk Highway West) and Springville Road shortly before 3 a.m. on June 19, police said. Burack died of her injuries later that day. Her death sparked an outpouring of grief from her friends and former colleagues on social media.

Kempton, who reportedly claimed she did not see the victim and believed she had hit a traffic cone, not a human being, on the road that night, was arraigned at Southampton Town Justice Court and released when her family, who are Manorville residents, posted collateral in lieu of $100,000 bail because she was deemed a flight risk.

Southampton Town Police Detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information about this case to call them at 631-702-2230 or or 631-728-3400.