STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25B1008761
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Marie Beland
STATION: Vermont State Police – Westminster Barracks
CONTACT#: (802)722-4600
DATE/TIME: 11/08/2025 at approximately 0612 hours
STREET: Interstate 91 Northbound
TOWN: Weathersfield
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS:
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: MM 52.5
WEATHER: Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Wet
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: James A. Barker
AGE: 20
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Claremont, New Hampshire
VEHICLE YEAR: 2009
VEHICLE MAKE: Mazda
VEHICLE MODEL: Mazda6
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Minor
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 11/08/2025, at approximately 0612 hours, the Vermont State Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 91 northbound in the area of mile marker 52.5 in the Town of Weathersfield. Investigation determined that the operator was traveling northbound at a speed too fast for the existing roadway conditions and was also distracted while driving. The operator lost control of the vehicle, overcorrected, and subsequently traveled off the right side of the roadway into the ditch, where the vehicle overturned and came to rest on its roof on the shoulder of the roadway. The operator was identified as James A. Barker, 20, of Claremont, New Hampshire. The operator sustained minor injury and declined transport by EMS. The vehicle sustained totaling damage. Interstate 91 remained open during the investigation, though traffic was slowed for a short period while the vehicle was removed. The Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by the Ascutney Fire Department and Golden Cross Ambulance. The vehicle was removed by Legendary Towing.
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: N/A
COURT ACTION: N/A
COURT: N/A
COURT DATE/TIME: N/A
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Trooper Marie Beland
Vermont State Police
Westminster Barracks
1330 Westminster Heights Rd
Putney, Vermont 05346
Tel: (802)722-4600 x3
Email: marie.beland@vermont.gov
