STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#:
26A3005364
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Kevin Charney
STATION: Berlin Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-229-9191
DATE/TIME: 07/03/2026 @ 1649 Hours
STREET: Interstate 89 Southbound
TOWN: Middlesex
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: N/A
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: 56.8 Southbound
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Tanka Alfred
AGE: 30
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Montreal, PQ
VEHICLE YEAR: 2010
VEHICLE MAKE: Toyota
VEHICLE MODEL: Corolla Matrix
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Minor front-end damage
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Andrea Eaton
AGE: 49
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Randolph, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2023
VEHICLE MAKE: Mitsubishi
VEHICLE MODEL: Outlander
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Minor rear-end damage
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On July 03, 2026, at approximately 1649 hours, Vermont State
Police responded to a reported two vehicle crash located on Interstate 89
southbound in the area of mile marker 56.8 in the Town of Middlesex.
Preliminary investigation indicated Vehicle 1 and Vehicle 2 were traveling
south on Interstate 89 in the left lane. Vehicle 2 activated their brakes to
slow down due to a construction sign warning of a bump in the roadway. Vehicle
1 was following Vehicle 2 at a distance where they were unable to brake in time
to slow their vehicle without causing a crash. Vehicle 2 collided with the
rear-end of Vehicle 1 and both Vehicles came to rest on the left shoulder of
Interstate 89. Vehicle 1 sustained minor front-end damage and Vehicle 2
sustained minor rear-end damage.
All parties were screened by EMS, and no injuries were
reported by either operator or passengers. Vermont State Police were assisted
by members of the Middlesex Fire Department and Barre Town EMS.
