STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#:25B3001497
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Ben Irwin
STATION: Shaftsbury
CONTACT#: 802-442-5421
DATE/TIME: April 11, 2025 / 1503 hours
STREET: Route 346
TOWN: Pownal
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Oak Hill School Rd
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER:
WEATHER: Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Gary Hartmann
AGE: 62
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Essex Jct, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2021
VEHICLE MAKE: Ram
VEHICLE MODEL: Cargo Van
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Heavy Front-End damage
INJURIES: Suspected Minor
HOSPITAL: Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
SUMMARY OF CRASH: On the above date and time, Troopers from the Vermont State Police - Shaftsbury Barracks responded to a motor vehicle crash at 408 Route 346 in Pownal. Investigation revealed that Gary Hartmann was traveling on Route 346 while operating a Priority Express cargo van. At this time, the vehicle left the road edge for an unknown reason, went into a ditch, across the driveway of house number 408, striking an (unoccupied) parked vehicle in the driveway, and came to a position of rest on the front lawn. Hartmann suffered suspected minor injury and was transported to SVMC by Pownal Rescue.
The Vermont State Police was assisted on scene by the Pownal Fire Department.
No VCVC's have been issued at this time.
