STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25A4005110
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Rodzel
STATION: St. Johnsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-222-4680
DATE/TIME: June 9, 2025, at approximately 1642 hours
STREET: Hospital Dr
TOWN: St. Johnsbury
CROSS STREETS: Depot Hill Rd
WEATHER: Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Black top, dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Cooper Nelson
AGE: 22
HELMET? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Lyndon, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2015
VEHICLE MAKE: Kawasaki
VEHICLE MODEL: ZX6R
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Suspected Minor
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Whitney Nattell
AGE: 48
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Hardwick, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2003
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: F250
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Passenger side damage
INJURIES: None
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On June 9, 2025, at approximately 1642 hours, Troopers from the St. Johnsbury Barracks were notified of a truck vs motorcycle crash on Hospital Dr in St. Johnsbury. Troopers arrived at the scene and determined that a Kawasaki ZX6R was in the driving lane travelling west and had a mechanical failure resulting in the operator, Cooper Nelson, being unable to maintain his lane. The Kawasaki entered the passing lane, striking a Ford F250. The Ford was driven from the scene and the Kawasaki sustained major structural damage.
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