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December 6, 2025

Rutland Barracks / DUI Crash

STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

       

CASE#: 25B4008823

TROOPER: Trooper Jakubowski

STATION: Rutland               

CONTACT#: 802-773-9101

 

DATE/TIME: 12/06/2025 at approximately 1645 hours

INCIDENT LOCATION: US Route 4 / Exit 6, West Rutland, VT

VIOLATION: DUI

 

ACCUSED: Ahleiyah Mason-Rivera

AGE: 28

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Shrewsbury, VT

 

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On December 6, 2025, at approximately 1645 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks responded to a single car motor vehicle crash on US Route 4 near Exit 6 in West Rutland, VT. While speaking with the operator, Ahleiyah Mason-Rivera, Troopers detected signs of impairment. Mason-Rivera participated in Standardized Field Sobriety Tests roadside and was subsequently taken into custody for driving under the influence. Mason-Rivera was transported to the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks for processing and released on a citation to appear in Rutland County Superior Court, Criminal Division to answer for the charge of DUI at a later time and date.

Troopers were assisted by the West Rutland Fire Department and Regional Ambulance Services.

COURT ACTION: Y

COURT DATE/TIME: December 22, 2025 at 1230 hours

COURT: Rutland County Superior Court, Criminal Division

MUG SHOT: Y

*Please note:  court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm the arraignment time.