VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26A3005891
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Rodzel
STATION: St. Johnsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: July 15, 2026, at approximately 2319 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Interstate 89 S MM59.2
VIOLATION: DUI #1
ACCUSED: Elwood Rodrigues
AGE: 37
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Reading, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On July 15, 2026, at approximately 2300 hours, VSP Dispatch received a report of a vehicle failing to maintain its lane on Interstate 89 S near MM75. A Trooper in the area located the vehicle in question and observed the vehicle fail to maintain its lane. A traffic stop was conducted at MM59.2. The operator, Elwood Rodrigues, was showing signs of alcohol impairment. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were administered and at the conclusion Rodrigues was placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI. Rodrigues was transported to the Berlin Barracks for processing.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME: July 30, 2026, at 0830 hours
COURT: Washington County Criminal Court
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: AVAILABLE
*Please note: court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of
the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time.
