STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25A5006725
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Sgt. Joshua Mikkola
STATION: Derby
CONTACT#: 802-334-8881
DATE/TIME: 12/16/2025 0732 hours
STREET: VT RT 14
TOWN: Albany
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Vance Rd
WEATHER: cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: light snow cover
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Jericho Thatcher
AGE: 18
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Barton, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2014
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Legacy
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: front end
INJURIES: none
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Shannon Smith
AGE: 46
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Marshfield, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2024
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: Edge
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Rear end
INJURIES: none
SUMMARY OF CRASH: On 12/16/2025, at approximately 0732 hours, the Vermont State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on VT RT 14 in the Town of Albany, VT. Upon troopers arrival, the operators were identified as Jericho Thatcher, 18, of Barton VT, and Shannon Smith, 46, of Marshfield VT. Investigation revealed Smith was traveling north on VT RT 14 and was stopped for a school bus when Thatcher, also traveling north crested a knoll behind them and could not stop in time, subsequently rear-ending the back of Smith’s vehicle. All involved parties reported no injury.
