STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25B1008244
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Marie Beland
STATION: Vermont State Police – Westminster Barracks
CONTACT#: (802)722-4600
DATE/TIME: 10/20/2025 at approximately 1043 hours
STREET: Interstate 91 Northbound
TOWN: Springfield
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: N/A
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: Mile Marker 46.5
WEATHER: Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Wet
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Tyler J. Dobbins-Ackerly
AGE: 18
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Winsted, CT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2006
VEHICLE MAKE: Toyota
VEHICLE MODEL: Camry
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Suspected Minor
HOSPITAL: Springfield Hospital
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 10/20/2025, at approximately 1043 hours, the Vermont State Police – Westminster Barracks responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 91 Northbound in the area of mile marker 46.5, in the town of Springfield, Vermont. The investigation determined that the operator, Tyler J. Dobbins-Ackerly, 18, of Winsted, CT, was traveling north when the vehicle began to hydroplane on the wet roadway surface. The vehicle subsequently struck the guardrail, which caused it to ricochet across the interstate into the opposite guardrail and then came to rest in the passing lane. The vehicle sustained totaling damage. The operator, Dobbins-Ackerly sustained suspected minor injuries, he was transported to Springfield Hospital by the Springfield Ambulance. Springfield Fire Department also assisted on scene. The vehicle was removed from the roadway by Benny’s Towing.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint ______________ T23 VSA _______
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: N/A
COURT ACTION: N/A
COURT: N/A
COURT DATE/TIME: N/A
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Trooper Marie Beland
Vermont State Police
Westminster Barracks
1330 Westminster Heights Rd
Putney, Vermont 05346
Tel: (802)722-4600 x3
Email: marie.beland@vermont.gov
