STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#:
26A3007421
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Matthew Helpard
STATION:
Berlin Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-229-9191
DATE/TIME: 09/04/2026 @ 1358 hours
STREET: VT Route 14
TOWN: Williamstown
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Circle Street
WEATHER:
Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Juvenile
AGE: N/A
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Williamstown, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2022
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Impreza
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Moderate
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Jay Ransom
AGE: 71
SEAT BELT? N/A
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Barre, VT
PASSENGER: Nancy Ransom
AGE: 68
SEAT BELT? N/A
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Barre, VT
INJURIES: Critical
VEHICLE YEAR: 2020
VEHICLE MAKE: Harley Davidson
VEHICLE MODEL: Heritage Classic
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Moderate
INJURIES: Minor
HOSPITAL: Central Vermont Medical Center
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time, Vermont State Police dispatch
received a report of a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of VT Route 14
and Circle Street in the Town of Williamstown, VT. Preliminary investigation
indicated that vehicle #1 was traveling South on VT Route 14 and crossed the
center line, causing a head on collision with vehicle #2, which was traveling
North on VT Route 14. Operator #1 was uninjured. Operator #2 was transported to
the Central Vermont Medical Center for suspected minor injuries. The passenger
of vehicle #2 was transported to the University of Vermont Medical Center for
suspected critical injuries.
Other contributing factors of the crash are still under
investigation.
Troopers were assisted on scene by Barre Town EMS, the
Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Vermont Highway Patrol, VSP Crash
Reconstruction Team, VSP Unmanned Aircraft System Team, and the Williamstown
Fire Department.
