Hamptons real estate broker arrested after DWI crash injures mother and her three-year-old son

A real estate broker who has a history of DWI, including one relating to a boating incident just last week, has been arrested in connection to a crash in New York that sent a mother and her three-year-old son to the hospital.

Robert K. Futterman, 60, was charged with a felony count of driving under the influence of drugs due to prior conviction along with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and unlawful possession of marijuana.

His 2019 Ford F-150 pickup truck was impounded, police explained to the East Hampton Star. 

Futterman collided with a 2008 Nissan Altima being driven by 31-year-old Erica Bermeo Palacios as she entered the Montauk Highway on Tuesday. 

Palacios’ Altima sustained severe damage to its driver’s side and the Bridgehampton Fire Department had to use heavy rescue tools to rescue the woman when they arrived at around 11.25am.

Futterman’s 2019 Ford F-150 pickup collided with a 2008 Nissan Altima being driven by 31-year-old Erica Bermeo Palacios as she entered the Montauk Highway

Palacios’ Altima sustained severe damage to its driver’s side and the Bridgehampton Fire Department had to use heavy rescue tools to rescue the woman when they arrived at around 11.25am

The front end of Futterman’s Ford pickup was completely smashed in. 

The mother and her three-year-old son were airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital.

‘Their injuries were determined to be minor,’ police said in a press release on Tuesday evening. Her Altima was also impounded.

Just a few hours prior at 8.45am, Futterman was pulled over in Amagansett and issued four traffic violations. 

The mother and her three-year-old son were airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital 

He was out on bail for a July 16 arrest in Sag Harbor Village where he was charged with operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 

In the mooring field by Marine Park at approximately 1.40pm, a 2019 Tiara boat that the man was on struck the anchor chain of the motor yacht Crili. Futterman performed poorly on his field sobriety test and paid $1,000 to be bailed out. 

‘Mr. Futterman awaits arraignment tomorrow morning before the Southampton Town Court, whereby certain legal procedures and requirements will be fulfilled,’ said Eddie Burke Jr., Futterman’s attorney. 

He was out on bail for a July 16 arrest in Sag Harbor Village where he was charged with operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs

In August 21, 2011, Futterman was arrested for driving while drunk on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike with his four children. All were under the age of 16 at thee time. 

He was charged under Leandra’s Law at the time, which meant he was given a felony. 

In February 2012, Futterman pleaded guilty in Suffolk County Criminal Court to aggravated felony DWI and a count while ability impaired by drugs. He had been taking prescription Ambien at the time. 

For the charge, Futterman was given 1,000 hours of community service along with alcohol and narcotics counseling. 

Futterman was recently let go from his chairman and CEO role at Newmark RFK and news reports in May said that he had been fired ‘for cause’ due to erratic behavior following a marijuana arrest in April in Texas. 

Futterman denied the allegation and was out on a $1,500 bail for the case, according to the New York Post. 

At the end of May, he was charged twice with driving without an Interlock device drvice. The device requires drivers to blow into it to detect if their is alcohol, which will then determine if the car will start. 

The real estate developer was charged with a slew of traffic violations and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana for the two May arrest, which occured on the 26th and 27th.