STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25A4001780
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Rodzel
STATION: St. Johnsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-222-4680
DATE/TIME: March 6, 2025, at approximately 0847 hours
STREET: VT Route 113
TOWN: Vershire
CROSS STREETS: Brown Rd
WEATHER: Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Black top, wet
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Margaret Darrow
AGE: 75
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Vershire, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2023
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Impreza
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: None
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Richard Bressett
AGE: 74
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Thetford, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2024
VEHICLE MAKE: Toyota
VEHICLE MODEL: Tacoma
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Major front end damage
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On March 6, 2025, at approximately 0847 hours, Troopers from the St. Johnsbury Barracks were dispatched to a reported crash on VT Route 113 in Vershire. Troopers responded to the scene and determined Vehicle 1 failed to yield the right of way when entering VT Route 113. Vehicle 2 was travelling west on VT Route 113 and had to exit the roadway to avoid a head on collision. Vehicle 2 then struck a mailbox and guardrail resulting in major damage. Troopers were assisted by members of the Vershire Fire Department and Ward's Garage.
