STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 24A5004787
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Tpr. Logan Miller
STATION: Derby
CONTACT#: 802 334 8881
DATE/TIME: 09/12/2024 @ 1259 hours
STREET: Ten Mile Square Rd
TOWN: Charleston
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Calhoun Rd
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry, Dirt/Gravel
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Ruston Ovitt
AGE: 60
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Charleston, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2002
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevrolet
VEHICLE MODEL: Express
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Front end, minor driver and passenger side damage
INJURIES: Non-Life Threatening
HOSPITAL: North County Hospital
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time, the Vermont State Police responded to the report of a single vehicle roll over with ejection on Ten Mile Square Rd, Charleston, VT. Investigation revealed the operator Rustin Ovitt was traveling down the hill on Calhoun Rd, when he experienced brake failure. Ovitt started gaining speed down the hill on to Ten Mile Square Rd where the bridge was washed out in recent rainstorms. To avoid crashing into the washed-out bridge, Ovitt exited the vehicle, which crashed into a tree off of the roadway. Subsequently causing the vehicle to roll and Ovitt to be partially under the vehicle.
A good Samaritan who witnessed the crash was able to pull Ovitt out from under the vehicle without assistance and call from help.
Charleston Fire Department and Newport Ambulance were dispatched to assist. Ovitt was transported to the Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Trooper Logan Miller
Vermont State Police
Troop A – Derby Barracks
35 Crawford Road
Derby, Vermont 05829
(802) 334-8881
