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September 7, 2024

Royalton Barracks // Fatal Crash

STATE OF VERMONT
 
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
 
VERMONT STATE POLICE
 
 
 
NEWS RELEASE
 
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH - FATAL
 
                                                                                                      
 
CASE#: 24B2004227
 
TROOPER: Daniel Arrato
 
STATION: Royalton Barracks                 
 
CONTACT#: 802-234-9933
 
 
 
DATE/TIME: September 7, 2024 at approximately 0534 hours
 
LOCATION: I-89 Northbound, Milemarker 26.2 Bethel
 
 
 
VEHICLE #1
 
OPERATOR: Lindsay A. Holt
 
AGE: 41
SEAT BELT? Y
 
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Plainfield, VT
 
 
 
PASSENGER: Justin L. Jeror
 
AGE: 45
SEAT BELT? Y
 
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Enfield, NH
 
 
 
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2004 Toyota Tundra
 
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Severe front end
 
 
 
WEATHER: Cloudy/Dark          
 
ROAD COND: Dry
 
 
INJURIES (Operator): Fatal
 
HOSPITAL: Succumbed to injuries on scene
 
 
 
INJURIES (Passenger): Minimal/Unknown
 
HOSPITAL: Gifford Medical Center, Randolph
 
                  
 
 
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
 
 
On September 7, 2024, at approximately 0534 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police - Royalton Barracks were dispatched to a reported single motor vehicle crash near I-89 mile marker 26.2 northbound, in the town of Bethel, in the county of Windsor, Vermont. EMS and Troopers responded to the scene and located a 2004 Toyota Tundra which sustained severe damage from a tree in the median.
 
Preliminary investigation determined that the operator was Lindsay Holt, age 41, of Plainfield. Holt succumbed to the injuries sustained from the crash. The passenger advised Holt was traveling northbound on I-89, went off the roadway, and struck a tree.
 
Troopers were assisted on scene by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, White River Valley Ambulance, and East Randolph Fire Department.