In a single vehicle crash a passenger can recover damages from a drunk driver even if they know or should have known the driver was impaired. These types of cases can be challenging so please call David Polow today for a free consultation about your car accident claim.
In this case the passenger has a viable claim against the driver’s insurance company.
October 11, 2020
Royalton Barracks / DUI Crash
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH / DUI
CASE#: 20B203305
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Tpr. Sean Collins
STATION: Royalton Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-234-9933
DATE/TIME: 10/10/20 / 2359 hours
STREET: Clay Hill Rd
TOWN: Hartland
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: 353 Clay Hill Rd
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: NA
WEATHER: Clear
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Emily Gorham
AGE: 28
SEAT BELT? YES
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Hartland, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2005
VEHICLE MAKE: Dodge
VEHICLE MODEL: Truck
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Passenger suspected serious injuries
HOSPITAL: (IDENTIFY)
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time Troopers from the Royalton Barracks responded to a
report of a single vehicle crash on Clay Hill Rd in Hartland, VT. Upon arrival
Troopers suspected the operator, Emily Gorham, to be under the influence of
alcohol. She was administered Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and was
subsequently arrested for suspicion of DUI. Her passenger, Marissa Marton, was
injured as a result of the crash. Gorham was cited and released to appear in
Vermont Superior Court Windsor Criminal Division to answer to the charge.
LODGED – LOCATION: NA
BAIL: NA
MUG SHOT: NO
COURT ACTION: YES
COURT: Windsor
COURT DATE/TIME: 10/27/2020 1330 hours
*Please note: court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of
the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time.
at 10/11/2020 09:46:00 PM
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