STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25A4010919
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Tpr. Chris Santic
STATION: St. Johnsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: 12/06/2025 @ 0025 hours
STREET: Route 18 between Remick Road and Mad Brook Road
TOWN: Waterford
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Clear, Dark, Unlit
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Devlyn Martin
AGE: 18
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Warwick, RI
VEHICLE YEAR: 2013
VEHICLE MAKE: KIA
VEHICLE MODEL: Optima
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Suspected minor injuries
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Jordan Robinson
AGE: 19
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Waterford, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2013
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: F-250
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Total
INJURIES: Suspected minor injuries
PASSENGER: Dalton Avery
AGE: 18
SEAT BELT? Y
INJURIES: Suspected minor injuries
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time Vermont State Police along with members of local fire and rescue squads responded to the area of Route 18 between the intersections of Remick Road and Mad Brook Road in Waterford for a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash with injuries. Investigation on scene determined that vehicle 1 was traveling south on Route 18 and vehicle 2 was travelling north. Vehicle 1 crossed the center double yellow line into vehicle 2’s path of travel. Operator 2 attempted to avoid the collision but both vehicles collided on their driver’s side in a side swipe manner. Vehicle 1 came to a position of uncontrolled rest in the center of Route 18 a couple hundred feet from the initial point of impact. Vehicle 2 dropped off the west shoulder of the roadway and overturned landing on its roof. All occupants were assessed and cleared on scene by rescue. Vermont State Police were assisted by Waterford FD, Calex Ambulance, and Trahan Towing.
Trooper Chris Santic
Vermont State Police-St. Johnsbury
1068 US RT 5, Suite 1
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Phone: (802) 748-3111 ext 3
