Montauk Man Killed in County Road 39 Bus Crash

A Montauk man was killed yesterday after a crash involving a bus on County Road 39 in Southampton.

According to Southampton Town Police, Kenneth Yerves, 60, was driving a 2012 Acura SUV eastbound on County Road 39 at 6:30 p.m. when he suffered a medical emergency, lost control of the vehicle, and sideswiped a Suffolk County Transit bus.

The driver of the transit bus, Henry Schroeder, 68, of Manorville, was stopped in the westbound lane of County Road 39 discharging passengers at the bus stop when he saw the car crossing over into his oncoming lane of traffic, police said.

He was able to move the bus forward to minimize impact resulting in minor damage to the bus and no injuries to the 12 passengers aboard the bus, authorities said.

Southampton Police Officer David Banks was on scene within minutes and rendered CPR to Yerves until Southampton Ambulance arrived and transported him to Southampton Hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly afterward.

No charges were filed in the accident, police said.

The accident was the second this week involving a fatality after an accident with a Suffolk County Transit Bus. On Friday, Cesar Marin, 27, was driving a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer SUV when he lost control of his car due to icy roadway and veered into the eastbound lane, striking the bus head-on.

Marin was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. A Go Fund Me has been set up to help send his body home for burial.