VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 24B3003500
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Shepley/Lacoste
STATION: Shaftsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-442-5421
DATE/TIME: 09/27/2024 at 2225 hours.
INCIDENT LOCATION: South Stream Road Pownal, VT
VIOLATION: DUI #1
ACCUSED: Seth G. Drake
AGE: 26
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bennington, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: ON the above date and time, Vermont State Police were dispatched to a single motor vehicle crash on South Stream Road in the Town of Pownal.
Investigation revealed that the operator of the vehicle, Seth G. Drake had driven off the roadway and severed a telephone pole before his vehicle came to rest. While speaking with Drake, signs of impairment were detected. Drake was ultimately arrested for DUI #1 and transported to the Shaftsbury State Police Barracks for processing.
At the conclusion of processing, Drake was issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court Bennington Criminal Division on 10/14/2024 at 0815 hours.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: 10/14/2024 at 0815 hours
COURT: Vermont Superior Court Bennington Criminal Division
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: INCLUDED
*Please note: court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of
the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time.
Trooper Colin Shepley
Vermont State Police Shaftsbury
96 Airport Road Shaftsbury, VT 05262
802-442-5421
