STATE
OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT
STATE POLICE
NEWS
RELEASE
MOTOR
VEHICLE CRASH / DUI
CASE#:
26A1008509
RANK/TROOPER
FULL NAME: Trooper Ahmed Sharif
STATION:
Williston Barracks
CONTACT#:
(802)878-7111
DATE/TIME:
November 14, 2026, at approximately 1832 hours
STREET:
INTERSTATE 89 NB EXIT 16 OFF-RAMP
TOWN:
COLCHESTER, VT
WEATHER:
RAINY
ROAD
CONDITIONS: WET
VEHICLE
#1
OPERATOR/ACCUSED:
Lynn M. Haskins
AGE:
36
SEAT
BELT? Y
CITY,
STATE OF RESIDENCE: Burlington, VT
INJURIES:
N/A
HOSPITAL:
N
VIOLATION:
- DUI #1
VEHICLE
YEAR: 2010
VEHICLE
MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE
MODEL: Fusion
DAMAGE
TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
SUMMARY
OF CRASH:
On
November 14, 2026, at approximately 6:32 p.m., troopers with the Vermont State
Police responded to Interstate 89 Northbound at Exit 16 in the Town of
Colchester for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving the Exit 16 sign.
Upon
arrival, troopers located a single vehicle that had left the roadway and come
to rest in a ditch. The operator was identified as Lynn M. Haskins, 36, of
Highgate, Vermont. During the investigation, Haskins admitted to consuming
alcohol and refused to participate in roadside sobriety exercises. Haskins was
taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and transported to the Williston
Barracks for processing.
At
the conclusion of processing, Haskins was released with a citation to appear at
Chittenden County Superior Court, Criminal Division, on December 3rd, 2026, at
0830 hours to answer to the charge of DUI #1.
Anyone
who may have witnessed the crash is encouraged to contact the Vermont State
Police at 802-878-7111.
Trooper Ahmed Sharif
Vermont State Police - Williston
3294 St. George Road
Williston, VT 05495
(802) 878-7111
