STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#:24A3001906
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Mae Murdock
STATION: Berlin
CONTACT#: (802) 229-9191
DATE/TIME: March 20, 2024, at approximately 2007 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: I 89 SB MM 62.2 in Waterbury
VIOLATION: Leaving the Scene of an Accident
VICTIM: Juvenile
AGE: 16
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Waterbury, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On the above date and time, troopers with the Vermont State Police’s Berlin Barracks responded to the area of mile marker 62.2 on I-89 SB in Waterbury. Upon arrival, troopers met with a juvenile operator, who advised she was traveling southbound in the right lane, operating a 2016 Honda CR-V, when a truck passed in the left lane. The truck operator lost control of its vehicle and began to fishtail, striking the front of the CR-V. This contact resulted in the juvenile operator losing control of CR-V vehicle and subsequently coming to a position of uncontrolled rest in the southbound lane. The truck failed to stop following the crash. At the time of this incident, this area of I-89 experienced heavy snow squalls and slippery driving conditions.
If anyone has information regarding the involved truck, please contact the Vermont State Police Berlin Barracks at 802-229-9191 and ask to speak with Trooper Mae Murdock, or email Mae.Murdock@vermont.gov. Anonymous tips also can be submitted online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
