STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25B2002893
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Chayan Flores
STATION: Royalton Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-234-9933
DATE/TIME: 05/26/2025 at approximately 14:59 hours
STREET: 129 US Route 5
TOWN: Hartland
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREET(S): Legion Dr
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Joseph Ferris
AGE: 19
SEAT BELT?: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Braintree, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: Unknown
VEHICLE MAKE: John Deere Feed Chopper Tractor
VEHICLE MODEL: Unknown/Vehicle not visible due to its current location of low visibility
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Substantial all-around damage and totaled.
INJURIES: Yes
HOSPITAL: Yes
VEHICLE #2: N/A
OPERATOR: N/A
AGE: N/A
SEAT BELT? N/A
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: N/A
VEHICLE YEAR: N/A
VEHICLE MAKE: N/A
VEHICLE MODEL: N/A
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: N/A
INJURIES: N/A
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 05/26/2025 at approximately 14:59 hours, Troopers from the VSP Royalton Barracks responded to a single-motor vehicle crash near the address of 129 US Route 5 in Hartland. Hartland and Windsor Fire & EMS located the vehicle along with Hartford Fire’s Rope team who all rendered aid to Ferris. Troopers conducted an investigation and discovered that Ferris was operating a larger farming tractor eastbound on US Route 5 and lost control of the vehicle while attempting to maneuver around a curved portion of the roadway. The vehicle veered off the roadway and down a steep embankment, landing near the Luls Brook. Ferris sustained suspected moderately substantial to serious injuries during the crash and was transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. The scene remains secured due to downed power lines. Green Mountain Power and Hartland Fire remain on scene.
