NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 24B4005559
RANK / TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Steve Schutt
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: (802) 773-9101
DATE/TIME: September 06, 2024 @ 1003 hours
STREET: Business Route 4
TOWN: Rutland Town, VT
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: VT Route 3 and Old Falls Road
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: 67 degrees, clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Shari Battease
AGE: 63
SEAT BELT: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Clarendon, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2020
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevrolet
VEHICLE MODEL: Trax
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Substantial front end damage.
INJURIES: Possible
HOSPITAL: Rutland Regional Medical Center
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Kathy Conners
AGE: 73
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Proctor, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2014
VEHICLE MAKE: Mercedes
VEHICLE MODEL: C30
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Front end damage
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH: On September 06, 2024, at approximately 1003 hours, the Vermont State Police - Rutland Barracks responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Business Route 4 at the intersection of VT Route 3 and Old Falls Road, in the Town of Rutland, VT. The crash involved two passenger vehicles.
Troopers arrived on scene and identified Operator #1 as 63-year-old, Sheri Battease from Clarendon, VT. Operator #1, Battease, was operating vehicle #1, traveling eastbound on Business Route 4. Operator #2 was identified as 73-year-old, Kathy Conners from Proctor, VT. Operator #2, Conners, was operating vehicle #2, traveling southeast off from VT Route 3.
Operator #1, Battease, was traveling east on Business Route 4. Operator #1 did not stop for a red light traffic control signal at the intersection of Business Route 4 and VT Route 3. Vehicle #1 subsequently struck the front end of vehicle #2.
Operator #1 reported minor injuries. Operator #1 was transported by Regional Ambulance Service to the Rutland Regional Medical Center. Vehicle #1 sustained substantial disabling frontend damage. Vehicle #2 sustained damage. Vehicle #1 was towed by Howe Center Auto.
Vermont State Police were assisted by Rutland Town Fire Department and Regional Ambulance Service.
Trooper Steven Schutt
124 State Place
Rutland, VT 05701
Dispatch: 802-773-9101
