STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26B4001634
RANK / TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Sean Mulderry
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: (802) 773-9101
DATE/TIME: On 03/03/2026, at approximately 1619 hours
STREET: VT Route 103
TOWN: Shrewsbury
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Rustic Rooster
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Snow
ROAD CONDITIONS: Snow Coverage
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Samuel Mora Cruz
AGE: 38
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Rutland, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 1999
VEHICLE MAKE: Dodge
VEHICLE MODEL: Ram
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Severe front-end and right side damage.
INJURIES: N
HOSPITAL: N
Vehicle #2
OPERATOR: Stephen Flanders
AGE: 66
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Mount Holly, NY
VEHICLE YEAR: 2009
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevrolet
VEHICLE MODEL: Avalanche
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Severe front-end damage.
INJURIES: N
HOSPITAL: N
SUMMARY OF CRASH: On 03/03/2026, at approximately 1619 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks were notified of a two-vehicle crash on VT Route 103 in the town of Shrewsbury.
Through investigation, it was determined that Operator #1 (Mora Cruz) was operating vehicle #1, traveling northbound on VT Route 103. Operator #2 (Flanders) was operating vehicle #2, traveling southbound on VT Route 103. Operator #1 (Mora Cruz) was unable to maintain his lane of travel and struck vehicle #2. Both vehicles had severe front-end damage. Neither operator was injured.
The Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by the Shrewsbury Fire Department and the Regional Ambulance Service.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint: Pending
