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STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 24B1008306
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Alexis Marciniak
STATION: Westminster Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-722-4600
DATE/TIME: 12/09/2024 at 6:31 PM
INCIDENT LOCATION: Vermont Route 30, Townshend, Vermont
VIOLATION: DUI resulting in serious bodily injury, Grossly
Negligent Operation, Reckless Endangerment
ACCUSED: Jamee C. Shields
AGE: 26
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: West Townshend, Vermont
VICTIM: Shane M. Whittaker
AGE: 24
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Jamaica, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 12/09/2024, at approximately 6:31 PM, the Vermont State Police
received a report of a vehicle rollover on Vermont Route 30 in the Town of
Townshend (Windham County), Vermont, which involved a pedestrian.
Vermont State
Police arrived on scene and were advised that 24-year-old Shane Whittaker was
struck by a 2009 GMC Sierra which was being operated by 26-year-old Jamee
Shields of Townshend (Windham County), Vermont.
Further
investigation determined that Shields showed signs of impairment and was
subsequently arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.
Shields was arrested and transported to the Westminster State Police Barracks
for processing. Shields was also charged with Gross Negligent Operation and
Reckless Endangerment after it was determined that her child was in the vehicle
during the time of the incident.
Shields was
released with a criminal citation and is scheduled to appear in Vermont
Superior Court, Windham Criminal Division, on January 21, 2025, at 8:30 AM to
answer the above charges.
Whittaker was
transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center where he remains in critical
condition.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME: 01/21/2025 at 8:30 AM
COURT: Windham County Superior
Court – Criminal Division
LODGED - LOCATION: N
BAIL: N
MUG SHOT: Y
*Please note: court date and time are subject to change at
the discretion of
