May 14, 2021
Westminster Barracks / Serious Injury Crash
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 21B101827
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Thomas Roach
STATION: Westminster Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-722-4600
DATE/TIME: 05/13/2021 at approximately 1940 hours
STREET: East Hill Road
TOWN: Townshend
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Peaked Mountain Road
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER:
WEATHER: Clear, dry
ROAD CONDITIONS: clear, dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: juvenile
AGE: 15
SEAT BELT? unknown
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Townshend, VT
PASSENGER: juvenile
AGE: 17
SEAT BELT? yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Brookline, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2005
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: Ranger
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: totaled
INJURIES: critical/life-threatening (operator); minor (passenger)
HOSPITAL: Grace Cottage / DHMC
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 05/13/2021 at 1940 hours, Vermont State Police received a report of a one-car motor vehicle crash on East Hill Road near the intersection of Peaked Mountain Road in the town of Townshend, VT (Windham County). Townshend Fire Department, Rescue Inc. and troopers from the Westminster Barracks responded to the scene and found one juvenile, believed to be the operator, entrapped in the vehicle and unresponsive. Upon being freed from the vehicle, the juvenile was transported first to Grace Cottage Hospital and later airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. The driver is reported to be in critical condition at the hospital. Another juvenile, believed to be a passenger in the vehicle, sustained minor injuries and was treated at Grace Cottage Hospital and released. The cause and circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation. State Police will provide updates as necessary if more information becomes available. Due to the ages of the individuals involved, the Vermont State Police is unable to share any further information about them.
at 5/14/2021 12:11:00 PM
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