Driver who mowed down beloved real estate agent Sara Burack in Hamptons hit-and-run arrested after manhunt
A 32-year-old Virginia woman was busted Friday in the Hamptons hit-and-run death of a hot-shot real estate agent who starred on Netflix's popular 'Million Dollar Beach House.'
Amanda Kempton was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, a class D felony punishable by up to four years in prison, according to the Southampton Town Police Department.
The arrest followed a manhunt for the motorist who mowed down 40-year-old Sara Burack in Hampton Bays.
The prominent real estate agent, who specialized in high-end properties, was found unconscious by cops on the Montauk Highway near Villa Paul restaurant early Thursday, police said.
It was unclear what type of vehicle struck Burack, leaving her to die on the side of the road.
Kempton was set to be arraigned on the charges Saturday.
Police are looking for the driver who struck Sara Burack, 40, and killed her in a hit-and-run incident in the Hamptons.
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The department and the New York State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit were investigating the scene, local outlet Dan's Paper reported.
Burack competed against other ritzy real estate agents on the Netflix reality show 'Million Dollar Beach House' in 2022.
She previously worked for Nest Seekers International, a real estate agency for upscale properties in Manhattan and the Hamptons, but left the agency more than a year ago, Newsday reported.
The beloved agent had a generous spirit and was known for her fundraising in New York City, close family friend and fellow realtor Paulette Corsair told Newsday.
'I want people to remember she was an amazing person who really cared for people. She was a hardworking real estate agent who was there for others. She was loved greatly by her friends and a close family.'
Burack cut her teeth in her family's commercial construction and material sales business for years before jumping into the competitive luxury real estate market.
'I have always been intrigued by real estate projects and decided to become a broker after my experience as a summer property manager in the summer house I would rent,' she told Hamptons.com.
Before the show's release, Burack promised that 'Million Dollar Beach House' would take viewers inside the lavish life of the rich-and-aspiring famous in the seaside enclave.
'Viewers will be taken into the world of the Hamptons where they will see not only beautiful multimillion-dollar beach homes and estates, but will be shown summer in the Hamptons,' she told Hamptons.com. 'With scenes from broker open houses, polo games, yacht life and more, there is sure to be an awww from viewers!'
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