STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25B4003517
RANK / TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Hayley Mears
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: (802) 773-9101
DATE/TIME: On 5/16/2025, at approximately 1539 hours
STREET: VT Route 7B
TOWN: Clarendon
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: VT Route 103
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Jerome Kendrick
AGE: 52
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Rutland City, Vermont
VEHICLE YEAR: 2020
VEHICLE MAKE: Jeep
VEHICLE MODEL: Cherokee
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Minor
INJURIES: None Reported
HOSPITAL: Declined
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: John Paul
AGE:57
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Shrewsbury, Vermont
VEHICLE YEAR: 2015
VEHICLE MAKE: Honda
VEHICLE MODEL: Pilot
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Minor
INJURIES: None Reported
HOSPITAL: Declined
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 5/16/2025, at approximately 1539 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police - Rutland Barracks responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 7B and Route 103 in Clarendon, Vermont.
Operator #1 (Kendrick) was operating vehicle #1, traveling north on Route 7B. Operator #2 (Paul) was traveling west on Route 103.
Through investigation, Troopers learned Operator #1 failed to yield to the oncoming traffic when crossing at the intersection. This resulted in a collision with vehicle #2, which was traveling west on Route 103 through the intersection.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint: Pending
