STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25B1000728
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Alibozek
STATION: Westminster Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-722-4600
DATE/TIME: 02/03/2025 at 2006 hours
STREET: Interstate 91
TOWN: Westminster
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: MM 27 Southbound
WEATHER: Light precipitation
ROAD CONDITIONS: Wet
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Kimberly Barsalou
AGE: 53
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Claremont, NH
VEHICLE YEAR: 2009
VEHICLE MAKE: Dodge
VEHICLE MODEL: Journey
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Substantial front end
INJURIES: Fatal
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Christopher Becker
AGE: 62
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Springfield, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2015
VEHICLE MAKE: International
VEHICLE MODEL: 999
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Minor rear end
INJURIES: Minor
HOSPITAL: Springfield Hospital
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time, Troopers with Vermont State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) plow truck with serious injuries on Interstate 91 Southbound at MM 27, in the town of Westminster, Windham County. Investigation into the crash revealed Kimberly Barsalou (53) was operating her Dodge Journey and drove into the back of an AOT plow truck that was out salting the roadway. Barsalou was later pronounced deceased on scene. Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by Westminster Fire Department, Golden Cross Ambulance, Rescue Inc, Department of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Division, AOT, SG Reed towing, and J&M Auto.
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Tpr. Timothy Alibozek
Vermont State Police
Westminster Barracks
1330 Westminster Heights Road
Westminster, VT
Barracks – 802-722-4600
