STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25A5003460
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Ahmed Sharif
STATION: Derby
CONTACT#: 802-334-8881
DATE/TIME: 06/30/2025 2249 hours
STREET: Gendron Road
TOWN: Jay
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Cross Road
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Amber Brooks
AGE: 54
SEAT BELT? Unknown
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Jay, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2021
VEHICLE MAKE: Buick
VEHICLE MODEL: Encore
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Minor
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time, the Vermont State Police was dispatched to a report of single vehicle crash at the intersection of Gendron Road and Cross Road in the Town of Jay, VT. The operator, later identified as Amber Brooks, age 54 of Jay, VT, had fled the scene without reporting the crash. Brooks vehicle was found off the side of the road, after having struck and damaged the Gendron Road sign and stop sign.
Responding Troopers located Brooks and detected indicators of impairment. Brooks was placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. Brooks was transported to the Derby barracks for processing and was cited to appear in Orleans Superior Court on 7/1/2025 at 12:30PM to answer to charges of DUI #3 and leaving the scene of an accident.
MUG SHOT: Not available
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT: Orleans Criminal Court
COURT DATE/TIME: 07/01/2025 1230 hours
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