STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26A2006670
TROOPER: Jared Blair
STATION: St. Albans
CONTACT#: 802-524-5993
DATE/TIME: October 7, 2026 @ 0634 hours
LOCATION: Vt Rt 104, Fairfax, VT
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD COND: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Raina Fiarkoski
AGE: 28
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Fairfax, VT
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2025 Subaru Forester
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Front passenger side, hood, roof
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On October 7, 2026, at approximately 0634 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police – St. Albans Barracks were dispatched to the report of a single vehicle crash near 2595 Main St in the town of Fairfax. Troopers responded to the scene and located a 2025 Subaru Forester on the north side of the roadway in the ditch with a snapped power pole behind the vehicle with lines down.
Preliminary investigation established that the operator of the Subaru was Raina Fiarkoski (28) of Fairfax, Vt. No injury was reported. She was wearing her seatbelt and the airbags did deploy. It appears VEH 1 left the right-hand side of the roadway, traveled down the ditch until striking a power pole.
The Vermont State Police were assisted at the scene of the crash by Thompson’s Towing, Fairfax Fire Department, Fairfax Rescue and Green Mountain Power.
Trooper Jared Blair
Vermont State Police
St. Albans Barracks
140 Fisher Pond Rd
St. Albans, VT 05478
(802)-524-5993
jared.blair@vermont.gov
