STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25A4004587
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Rodzel
STATION: St. Johnsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-222-4680
DATE/TIME: May 24, 2025, at approximately 0804 hours
STREET: US Route 5
TOWN: Newbury
CROSS STREETS: Longmoore Hill Rd
WEATHER: Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Blacktop, wet
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Nicholas Richards
AGE: 23
SEAT BELT? N
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Ryegate, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2018
VEHICLE MAKE: Mitsubishi
VEHICLE MODEL: Highlander
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Front end, passenger and driver side
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On May 24, 2025, at approximately 0804 hours, Troopers from the St. Johnsbury Barracks responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover on US Route 5 in Newbury. Troopers responded and determined Nicholas Richards was operating south on US Route 5 and exited the west side of the road, eventually flipping the vehicle onto its side. Troopers were assisted by members of the Wells River Fire Department and Woodsville Ambulance.