STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 24B5004705
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Tpr. Ryan Anthony
STATION: New Haven
CONTACT#: (802) 388-4919
DATE/TIME: 10/11/2024 @ 1418 hours
STREET: US Route 7
TOWN: New Haven
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: River Rd.
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Janette Lattrell
AGE: 64
SEAT BELT: No
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Middlebury, VT
INJURIES: Suspected Serious Injuries
HOSPITAL: UVM Medical Center
PASSENGER: Margaret Pouliot
AGE: 59
SEAT BELT: No
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: New Haven, VT
INJURIES: Suspected Minor Injuries
HOSPITAL: Porter Medical Center
VEHICLE YEAR: 2012
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: Fusion
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Front end and side contact damage
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Dwight Mazor
AGE: 53
SEAT BELT: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Charlotte, VT
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE YEAR: 2018
VEHICLE MAKE: Ram
VEHICLE MODEL: 2500
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Front end contact damage
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 10/11/2024 at approximately 1418 hours, Troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash on US Route 7 near River Rd. in the Town of New Haven. Investigation revealed V#1 was turning left from a parking lot onto US Route 7 and failed to yield for V#2 which was traveling north. V#2 was unable to avoid V#1 and struck the front driver side door of V#1 causing V#1 to spin and come to a position of uncontrolled rest in the northbound lane. V#2 then came to a controlled stop in the center of US Route 7.
Op#1 was transported to UVM Medical Center for suspected serious injuries. The passenger of V#1 was transported to Port Medical Center for suspected minor injuries. The operator of V#2 and his juvenile passenger were uninjured. Vermont State Police was assisted on scene by the Middlebury Police Department, Middlebury Rescue Squad, New Haven Fire Department and Middlebury Fire Department.
This area of US Route 7 was closed for approximately 2 hours as a result of this incident. Additional information may be released at a later date as this investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact Trooper Anthony at the Vermont State Police New Haven Barracks at 802-388-4919.
