VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 25B2007000
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Elisabeth Plympton
STATION: VSP Royalton
CONTACT#: 802-234-9933
DATE/TIME: 12/25/2025 @ approximately 1936 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Interstate 91 north, mile marker 72.4, Hartford VT
VIOLATION: Negligent Operation
ACCUSED: Lona Elder
AGE: 72
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: White River Junction
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: At the above date and time, the Vermont State Police and Hartford PD dispatch combined received approximately seventeen 911 calls reporting a wrong way driver, operating south in the northbound lane from mile markers 72 - 69. Vermont State Police, assisted by Hartford PD, located the described vehicle at a residence in White River Junction. The operator was identified as Lona Elder (72). After investigation, Elder was issued a citation for the above charge.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: 01/20/2026 @ 0830 hours
COURT: Windsor County Criminal Court
LODGED - LOCATION: No
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: N/A
*Please note: court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of
the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time.
Trooper Elisabeth Plympton
Vermont State Police
Royalton Barracks
2011 VT RT 107
Bethel, VT 05032
Tel: 802-234-9933
