STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 24A1007860
TROOPER: Trooper Brandon Sweet
STATION: Williston Barracks
CONTACT#: (802)878-7111
DATE/TIME: November 01, 2024 at approximately 1850 hours
LOCATION: VT Route 118 / Warren Road, Eden
ACCUSED: Antonio Latona
AGE: 46
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Eden, Vermont
VIOLATION:
- False Information to Law Enforcement
- Ignition Interlock Device Required
- Leaving the Scene of an Accident
ACCUSED: Kayla Languerand
AGE: 29
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Eden, Vermont
VIOLATION:
- False Information to Law Enforcement
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On November 01, 2024 at approximately 1850 hours, Vermont State Police with the assistance of the Lamoille County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to the area of VT Route 118 and Warren Road for a single vehicle crash. The incident was called in by a third party advising they located a vehicle that had crashed into a guardrail and a silver Nissan Frontier into the ditch.
Responding units arrived on scene and located Antonio Latona (46) and Kayla Languerand (29) of Eden. Together, Latona and Languerand provided statements to law enforcement advising Languerand was the operator of the crash that occurred at 1730 hours. The alleged operator crashed into a guardrail damaging property that did not belong to them, left the scene and failed to notify the property owner or law enforcement.
Continuing investigation revealed Latona was the operator of the Nissan Frontier and Languerand uninvolved with the crash. Latona’s license was restricted to only operate a motor vehicle with an Ignition Interlock Device equipped inside the vehicle. The Nissan Frontier did not have such device. Both Latona and Languerand knowingly provided false information and statements to law enforcement on scene to attempt to deflect the investigation.
On November 26, 2024 Latona and Languerand were issued a citation to appear at the Lamoille County Superior Court on January 08, 2025 at 1230 hours to answer to the above charges.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: January 08, 2025 at 1230 hours
COURT: Lamoille
LODGED – LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: NOT INCLUDED
Trooper Brandon Sweet
Vermont State Police - Williston
3294 St. George Road
Williston, VT 05495
(802) 878-7111
