Riverhead woman charged after hitting five parked cars, house
Five parked cars and a house were struck in Riverhead after police say a woman kept driving past the first impact, alarming neighbors on a busy stretch near Main Street.
Five parked cars and a house were hit in Riverhead after police say Tammy Robinkoff kept driving after the first crash, turning one collision near 131 W. Main St. into a neighborhood-wide scare that rattled a residential and commercial block.
Riverhead Town police records say the sequence began around 7:16 p.m. Sunday, May 24, 2026, when Robinkoff, 60, was driving a Honda Fit and struck a parked vehicle near 131 W. Main St. Instead of stopping, police say she continued eastbound on Main Street and set off a chain of collisions that spread from West Main Street to Sunrise Avenue and Further Lane, where she lives. By the end of the crash path, five parked vehicles and a house had been damaged, a pattern that left multiple property owners facing repairs and insurance claims.
Town Justice Court records show Robinkoff faces one DWI charge and four counts of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage. She was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The Riverhead News-Review reported that Robinkoff is the chairperson of the Riverhead Town Republican Committee. It also reported that no police media release was issued and that Police Chief Ed Frost did not respond to a request for comment.
The News-Review said neighbors on Further Lane heard a loud impact around 7:15 p.m. and saw the driver reverse toward property, including a basketball hoop and a telephone pole, before driving away. Those details underscore why an impaired-driving allegation on a street like Main Street carries more than criminal consequences: in a dense part of Riverhead, parked cars, porches, and pedestrians sit close enough that a single bad decision can put an entire block at risk.
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law § 600 requires a driver in a property-damage crash to stop, give identifying and insurance information, or report the crash as soon as physically able to police or a judicial officer. The charges against Robinkoff remain allegations, but the case fits a larger pattern Riverhead police have been tracking in monthly crime reports, including repeated DWI cases and year-end offense totals. RiverheadLOCAL has also reported prior town cases involving a driver charged after striking two marked police vehicles in 2023 and a fatal Flanders Road crash that led to manslaughter and DWI convictions.
Across Suffolk County, impaired driving remains a live enforcement issue. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office said deputies made ten DWI arrests over the July 11-13, 2025 weekend during enhanced summer enforcement, a reminder that the danger does not stop at one crash scene or one neighborhood block.
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