***Update***
Further investigation revealed that 34-year-old Daniel Carr of
Townshend, Vermont was operating the 2009 GMC Sierra that struck 24-year-old
Shane Whittaker on Vermont Route 30 in the Town of Townshend on 12/09/2024, at
approximately 6:31 PM.
Carr was arrested for Grossly Negligent Operation - Death
Resulting, Leaving the Scene of an Accident - Death Resulting, Reckless
Endangerment x2, False Information to Police, Driving with a criminally
suspended license, Failure to comply with ignition interlock device restricted
driver's license, and Violation of Conditions of Release. Carr was transported
to the Westminster State Police Barracks for processing. He was later
transported to Southern State Correctional Facility, where he is being held on
a $25,000 cash bail. He was issued a criminal citation and is scheduled to
appear in Vermont Superior Court, Windham Unit, Criminal Division on
12/23/2024, at 12:30 PM to answer to the above charges.
26-year-old Jamee Shields was issued a criminal citation for
providing False Information to Police and is scheduled to appear in Vermont
Superior Court, Windham Unit, Criminal Division on 12/23/2024, at 12:30 PM to
answer to the above charge.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME: 12/23/2024 at 12:30 PM
COURT: Vermont Superior Court, Windham Unit, Criminal Division
LODGED - LOCATION: Y - Southern State Correctional Facility
BAIL: Y - $25,000 cash
MUG SHOT: Y
*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.
***Update***
On 12/13/24, the Vermont State Police were advised that the
Victim, Shane M. Whittaker, 24, of Jamica, Vermont passed away at Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center.
This incident is still currently under investigation and the
Vermont State Police ask that anyone with information that could assist
investigators in this case to call the Vermont State Police in Westminster at
802-722-4600 or submit an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
VSP News
Release-Incident
STATE OF
VERMONT
DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT
STATE POLICE
NEWS
RELEASE
CASE#:
24B1008306
RANK/TROOPER
FULL NAME: Trooper Alexis Marciniak
STATION:
Westminster Barracks
CONTACT#:
802-722-4600
DATE/TIME:
12/09/2024 at 6:31 PM
INCIDENT
LOCATION: Vermont Route 30, Townshend, Vermont
VIOLATION:
DUI resulting in serious bodily injury, Grossly Negligent Operation, Reckless
Endangerment
ACCUSED:
Jamee C. Shields
AGE: 26
CITY,
STATE OF RESIDENCE: West Townshend, Vermont
VICTIM:
Shane M. Whittaker
AGE: 24
CITY,
STATE OF RESIDENCE: Jamaica, Vermont
SUMMARY
OF INCIDENT:
On
12/09/2024, at approximately 6:31 PM, the Vermont State Police received a
report of a vehicle rollover on Vermont Route 30 in the Town of Townshend
(Windham County), Vermont, which involved a pedestrian.
Vermont State Police arrived on
scene and were advised that 24-year-old Shane Whittaker was struck by a 2009
GMC Sierra which was being operated by 26-year-old Jamee Shields of Townshend
(Windham County), Vermont.
Further investigation determined
that Shields showed signs of impairment and was subsequently arrested for
suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. Shields was arrested and
transported to the Westminster State Police Barracks for processing. Shields
was also charged with Gross Negligent Operation and Reckless Endangerment after
it was determined that her child was in the vehicle during the time of the
incident.
Shields was released with a
criminal citation and is scheduled to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Windham
Criminal Division, on January 21, 2025, at 8:30 AM to answer the above charges.
Whittaker was transported to
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center where he remains in critical condition.
COURT
ACTION: Y
COURT
DATE/TIME: 01/21/2025 at 8:30 AM
COURT:
Windham County Superior Court – Criminal
Division
LODGED -
LOCATION: N
BAIL: N
MUG
SHOT: Y
*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.
