VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 24B5005954
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Taylor Demick
STATION: New Haven
CONTACT#: 802-388-4919
DATE/TIME: 12/27/2024 at 2257 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: US Route 7 / Lotsawater Road
TOWN: Salisbury
VIOLATION: DUI – Drug / Possession Of Cocaine
ACCUSED: Carson P. Bertrand
AGE: 20
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Whiting, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On the above date and time, Troopers with the Vermont State Police conducted a traffic stop after an observed motor vehicle violation on US Route 7 near the intersection with Lotsawater Road in the Town of Salisbury. The operator was identified as Carson P. Bertrand (20) of Whiting, Vermont. Troopers observed several indicators of impairment and Bertrand was screen for DUI. Bertrand was ultimately arrested for driving under the influence of drugs. Bertrand was transported to the Middlebury Police Department for processing where he was later released with a citation to appear in Addison County Superior Court, Criminal Division on February 3, 2025.
Troopers executed a search warrant on Bertrand’s vehicle on December 28, 2024, where they discovered cocaine that had been in Bertrand’s possession.
VCVC(s): 23 VSA 1221, “Condition Of Vehicle” ($105, 0 points).
23 VSA 511, “Failed To Display Front Registration” ($76, 0 points).
23 VSA 1222, “Vehicle Not Inspected Within 15 Days Of Vt. Registration” ($105, 0 points).
23 VSA 1134(b), “Driver Possessed Open Container” ($76, 0 points).
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME: 02/03/2025, 1230 hours
COURT: Addison County Superior Court, 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.
