STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25B4000781
RANK / TROOPER FULL NAME: Sergeant Blake Cushing
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: (802) 773-9101
DATE/TIME: On February 6, 2025, at approximately 1200 hours
STREET: US RT 4
TOWN: Rutland Town, Vermont
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Bellevue Lane
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Cloudy, snowing
ROAD CONDITIONS: Snow covered
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Patrick McDonnell
AGE: 45
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Pittsford, Vermont
VEHICLE YEAR: 2015
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: F550
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: None
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Charles Gardner
AGE: 33
SEAT BELT? N/A
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Rutland, Vermont
VEHICLE YEAR: 2020
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: Explorer
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Minor damage to the right quarter panel.
INJURIES: N/A
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 2/6/2025, at approximately 1200 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland Barracks were at a motorist assist for a tractor-trailer stuck in the roadway on US RT 4 in Rutland Town. Operator #1 (McDonnell) was operating vehicle #1, traveling east on US RT 4. Operator #2 (Gardner) was directing traffic on duty and outside of vehicle #2. Vehicle #1 struck the rear right quarter panel of vehicle #2 with its plow causing minor damage. Both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene. No one was injured in this incident.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint: N/A
