SUV smashes into Greenport Harbor brewery in Peconic, destroys stage

An out-of-control SUV smashed into Greenport Harbor Brewing Company’s Peconic tasting room Monday night, destroying its indoor stage and damaging two garage doors, police and the brewery’s owner said.

Jarod Tramontana of Greenport was driving a 2026 Toyota Highlander west on Main Road when he swerved to avoid another vehicle that had crossed into his lane, he told Southold police after the crash.

The SUV left the roadway, struck the support wires of a PSEG utility pole and continued through the brewery parking lot before entering through an overhead door and stopping inside the building, according to police.

Richard Vandenburgh, a co-owner of the brewery and president of the Greenport Business Improvement District, said the vehicle missed the parked cars before hitting the garage door facing the main parking lot.

The SUV “smashed that to smithereens, drove straight into our stage, and destroyed our whole entire stage,” he said. “When he hit that stage, it exploded, and everything went out the other garage door on the other side of the building and destroyed that garage door.”

The SUV had to be removed with a forklift, Mr. Vandenburgh said.

The brewery was open, with a few people inside the tasting room at the time of the crash. None of the customers were hurt, Mr. Vandenburgh said.

“Had that happened when we were having a concert, that would have been disastrous,” Mr. Vandenburgh said. “Or had it happened during the day when people are walking through there, it could have been much more disastrous.”

Southold police and firefighters responded to the brewery, at 42155 Route 25, around 6 p.m. Mr. Tramontana was taken by the Southold Fire Department to a waiting Suffolk County police helicopter and airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital.

Chief Steven Grattan told The Suffolk Times his injuries were not considered life-threatening.

No charges have been filed.

The town fire marshal and building inspector also responded.

Police said the investigation remains ongoing.