STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25B3001335
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Michael Arel
STATION: Shaftsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: 04/02/2025 / 1441 hours
STREET: Vermont Route 346
TOWN: Pownal
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Wanabea Farm
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Cole Seaman
AGE: 25
SEAT BELT: No
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Lanesboro, MA
VEHICLE YEAR: 2015
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevrolet
VEHICLE MODEL: Silverado
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Non-life-threatening
HOSPITAL: Albany Medical Center
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 04/02/2025 at approximately 1441 hours Vermont State Police at the Shaftsbury Barracks responded to a one car motor vehicle crash on Vermont Route 346. Through investigation, it was determined that operator #1 lost control of his motor vehicle after suffering from a medical event. The operator then drove off the road and collided with a tree, totaling the motor vehicle from the impact.
Bennington County Sheriff's Department, Pownal Rescue Squad, and Pownal Fire Department assisted Troopers on scene.
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Trooper Michael Arel
Vermont State Police
“B” Troop – Shaftsbury
96 Airport Road
Shaftsbury, VT 05262
(802) 442-5421
