STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 24A2006740
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Cody Bellinghiri
STATION: St. Albans
CONTACT#: 802-524-5993
DATE/TIME: 09/19/2024 at approximately 1411 hours
STREET: US Route 2
TOWN: South Hero
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Kibbe Point Road
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Alexander Burns
AGE: 34
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: South Hero, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2007
VEHICLE MAKE: Pontiac
VEHICLE MODEL: Torrent
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Front end damage
INJURIES: Minor
HOSPITAL: University of Vermont Medical Center
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time the Grand Isle County Sherriff’s Department and the Vermont State Police were notified of a motor vehicle crash involving a cyclist on US Route 2 near Kibbe Point Road in the town of South Hero. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Alexander Burns (34). Burns was transported to the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) for suspected minor injuries. The cyclist was later identified as Allen Farney (71). Farney was transported to UVMMC for serious injuries.
The Vermont State Police were assisted by South Hero Rescue, the South Hero Fire Department, Grand Isle Rescue, the Grand Isle Fire Department, and the North Hero Fire Department.
This crash is currently under investigation by The Vermont State Police. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact the St. Albans Barracks at 802-524-5993.
Trooper Cody Bellinghiri
Vermont State Police – St. Albans
140 Fisher Pond Road
St. Albans, VT 05468
(802) 524-5993