STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 24B1008071
TROOPER RANK/FULL NAME: Trooper James Guillaume
STATION: Westminster
CONTACT#: (802) 722-4600
DATE/TIME: December 1st, 2024 / 0848 hours
STREET: US Route 5
TOWN: Dummerston
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: 2179 US Route 5.
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear, cold.
ROAD CONDITIONS: Clear, dry.
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Thomas Stockton Jr.
AGE: 32
SEAT BELT? No
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Brattleboro, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2014
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Impreza
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Fatal
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On December 1st, 2024, at approximately 0848 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police – Westminster Barracks responded to a reported single-vehicle crash on US Route 5 in the Town of Dummerston. Upon arrival, Troopers located a 2014 Subaru Impreza off the west side of the roadway, down an embankment, resting against a tree. The operator / sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene. Initial investigation revealed that Operator #1 (Stockton) was traveling southbound on US Route 5, when he failed to maintain his lane and drove off the west side of the roadway, colliding with a tree. The Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by the West Dummerston Fire Dept and Rescue Inc.
This crash is still under investigation and anyone with information is encouraged to reach out to Trooper Guillaume at the Westminster Barracks.
Vermont State Police
Westminster Barracks
1330 Westminster Heights Rd
Putney, Vermont 05346
802-722-4600
