STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25A2007505
TROOPER: Jared Blair
STATION: St Albans
CONTACT#: 802-524-5993
DATE/TIME: October 9, 2025 @ 0852 hours
LOCATION: Vt Rt 105 & Colton Rd, Sheldon, VT
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Joseph Dematos
AGE: 59
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Enosburgh, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2018
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevrolet
VEHICLE MODEL: Traverse
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: front end
INJURIES: N/A
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Jamie Raymo
AGE: 34
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Franklin, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2005
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: F-250
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: rear end
INJURIES: N/A
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On October 9, 2025, at approximately 0852 hours, Troopers from the St. Albans Barracks were dispatched to a two vehicle motor vehicle crash on Vt Rt 105 near Colton Rd in the town of Sheldon.
Troopers arrived on scene and determined VEH 1 to be a maroon Chevrolet Traverse, operated by Joseph Dematos (59). VEH 2 was a white Ford F-250, operated by Jamie Raymo (34). Preliminary investigation revealed Raymo was traveling East on Rt 105 and had stopped to turn left onto Colton Rd. Dematos was also traveling East on Rt 105 and failed to stop before colliding with the rear end of Raymo’s vehicle.
Troopers were assisted on scene by the Sheldon Fire Department and Larose’s Towing.
This crash is still under investigation.
Trooper Jared Blair
Vermont State Police
St. Albans Barracks
140 Fisher Pond Rd
St. Albans, VT 05478
(802)-524-5993
jared.blair@vermont.gov
