STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25A4009593
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Adam Aremburg
STATION: St. Johnsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: 10/28/25 at approximately 1640 hours
STREET: Ryegate Rd. (US RT 5)
TOWN: E. Ryegate
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: East Rd.
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Max Fournier
AGE: 28
SEAT BELT? N/A
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Ryegate, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2025
VEHICLE MAKE: CFMoto
VEHICLE MODEL: 675SS
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Serious
HOSPITAL: Cottage Hospital / Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Bruce Jeddeloh
AGE: 76
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Ryegate
VEHICLE YEAR: 2021
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: Transit Connect
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Front end, Totaled
INJURIES: N/A
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #3
OPERATOR: Lane Pickard
AGE: 19
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Derby
VEHICLE YEAR: 2007
VEHICLE MAKE: Western Star
VEHICLE MODEL: TT
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #3: N/A
INJURIES: N/A
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 10/28/25 at approximately 1640 hours, Troopers from the St. Johnsbury Barracks, along with Ryegate Fire Department, Wells River Fire Department, and Woodsville Ambulance, responded to motorcycle vs. vehicle crash in E. Ryegate.
Initial investigation revealed that, Max Fournier, was operating his CFMoto 675SS travelling south on Ryegate Road when he collided with a Ford Transit being operated by Bruce Jeddeloh. Following this collision, Fournier was thrown from his motorcycle into a Western Star TT that was stopped on East Rd. Fournier was transported to Cottage Hospital and then air lifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Speed is considered to be a factor in this crash.
Investigation is still ongoing, and anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact Trooper Aremburg at 802-748-3111.
Ryegate Rd was closed for approximately 3 hours while Troopers investigated.
