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MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 24B4005900
RANK / TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Steve Schutt
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: (802) 773-9101
DATE/TIME: September 23, 2024 @ 1453 hours
STREET: Main Street
TOWN: West Rutland, VT
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Gilmore Street
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: 66 degrees, cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Sheri Terounzo
AGE: 52
SEAT BELT: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: West Rutland, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2009
VEHICLE MAKE: Honda
VEHICLE MODEL: Civic
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Substantial front end damage.
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Dan Kearney
AGE: 82
SEAT BELT: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Proctor, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 1997
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevrolet
VEHICLE MODEL: S-10
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Substantial rear end damage.
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #3
OPERATOR: Marlene Macmurray
AGE: 76
SEAT BELT: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Clarendon, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2021
VEHICLE MAKE: Jeep
VEHICLE MODEL: Cherokee
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: No damage.
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH: On September 23, 2024, at approximately 1453 hours, the Vermont State Police - Rutland Barracks responded to a report of a three-vehicle crash on Main Street at the intersection of Gilmore Street, in the Town of West Rutland, VT.
Troopers arrived on scene and identified Operator #1 as 52-year-old, Sheri Terounzo from West Rutland, VT. Terounzo, was operating vehicle #1, traveling eastbound on Main Street. Terounzo was not paying attention and drove into the rear end of vehicle #2. The collision caused vehicle #2 to roll forward and collide with the rear end of vehicle #3. Vehicle #2 was operated by 82-year-old, Dan Kearney from Proctor, VT. Vehicle #3 was operated by 76-year-old, Marlene Macmurray.
No injuries were reported.
Vehicle #1 sustained substantial frontend damage. Vehicle #2 sustained substantial rear end damage. Vehicle #3 sustained no damage.
Trooper Steven Schutt
124 State Place
Rutland, VT 05701
Dispatch: 802-773-9101