Key Point Summary โ Sara Burackโs Final Fall
- Sara Burack died in a hit-and-run in Hampton Bays
- She once starred in Netflixโs โMillion Dollar Beach Houseโ
- Friends say she was homeless by choice
- Struggled with mental health and Adderall use
- Family offered help, but she refused it
- Involved in bitter $200K real estate dispute
- Accused driver pleaded not guilty, out on bail
From Star Power to the Streets
She sold dreams to the rich and famous. Now, Sara Burack is gone. The former Netflix reality star was killed in a late-night hit-and-run, just blocks from where she once closed million-dollar deals.
The 40-year-old real estate broker, known for her role on โMillion Dollar Beach House,โ died June 19 after being struck by a car on Montauk Highway. Police say she was walking alone around 2:45 a.m. when Amanda Kempton, 32, allegedly hit her and drove off.
A Public Death, A Private Struggle
Burackโs story isnโt just about a car crash. Itโs about a collapse. Friends say she was homeless by choice. She had no car. No apartment. And yet, no financial problems.
โShe was staying in bank foyers,โ said Mike White, her ex-boyfriend and longtime friend. โSold her apartment. She just didnโt want to deal with anything anymore.โ
From Reality TV to Real Life Pain
Burack shot to fame in 2020 when she appeared on the Netflix show, showcasing her luxury sales chops in the Hamptons. But behind the scenes, White says she was a โworkaholic times 10โ who leaned heavily on Adderall to keep going.
โShe kept taking pills to stay awake,โ he said. โShe was trying to outwork everyone.โ
By 2022, things took a darker turn. Burack became obsessed with a $200,000 commission dispute between Nest Seekers and Douglas Elliman. She believed colleagues were against her. She accused them of poisoning her food.
Mental Health Decline and Public Concern
Burack stopped eating regularly. She wandered the streets of Southampton. Spent hours in the local library, scribbling down ideas, lost in a spiral of paranoia.
โShe needed help for a very long time,โ one Southampton source said. โAnd was homeless. Always walking. Always at the library.โ
White and her family tried everything. They offered apartments. Rehab. Even hired an interventionist. โHer mother did everything,โ he said. โShe never gave up.โ
Familyโs Grief, Public Outcry
Her family issued a single statement: โSara was run over and left for dead by a 32-year-old woman who claims she thought she hit a cone.โ
They are in deep mourning and refused to engage in speculation. But friends and locals are now asking how a woman with so much promise ended up so alone.
The Night Everything Ended
Just days before her death, Burack called White. She needed money for food. He gave her bus fare. That was the last time they spoke.
He believes she may have been looking for shelter that night. Maybe even just a place to rest. Instead, she ended up lying unconscious on the highway.
Police arrested Kempton later that day. She pleaded not guilty to felony charges and is free on $100,000 bail. If convicted, she faces up to four years in prison.
Why Was She in Hampton Bays?
Thatโs what everyone keeps asking. โShe had no reason to be there,โ said one Southampton source. โNo one knows how she got there.โ
The hit-and-run location was miles from her usual haunts. Was she disoriented? Lost? Or simply done fighting her demons?
Friends Remember the Woman Behind the Glamour
White remembers a different Sara. Not the one wandering the streets, but the one who closed deals, cracked jokes, and lit up the room.
โShe had a million friends,โ he said. โShe had everything.โ
But fame and fortune werenโt enough. Not in the end. What she needed was peace. And help. Two things that never arrived in time.
Calls for Change in Mental Health Outreach
Saraโs death has ignited a larger conversation in the Hamptons. Many are calling for better support systems for high-functioning individuals facing mental illness.
โIt was only a matter of time before something happened,โ the Southampton source said. โEveryone knew she was spiraling. No one could stop it.โ
Reality TV, Unreal Ending
Netflix has not commented. Nest Seekers remains silent. But locals are left with images of a vibrant woman who once sold the American Dream, only to become its forgotten casualty.
Will this be the wake-up call the industry and society need?
The next chapter belongs to the courts, the shelters, and the grieving family left to ask the hardest question of all: Could Sara Burack have been saved?
Outlook: Justice and Legacy
As the investigation continues, supporters hope that her story will lead to meaningful change. A memorial fund has already been proposed in her name to support mental health initiatives for women in high-pressure careers.
Burackโs story isnโt just tragic. Itโs a warning. About pressure. About pain. And about what happens when someone falls too far, with no one left to catch them.
And this time, not even the Hamptons could sell her way out of it.