STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25B4008975
TROOPER RANK/FULL NAME: Trooper Ryan Malmgren
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: (802) 773-9101
DATE/TIME: December 13, 2025 / 0513 hours
STREET: US RT 7
TOWN: Pittsford
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Giddings Ln
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear, cold.
ROAD CONDITIONS: Clear, dry.
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Paul Ricard
AGE: 64
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Castleton, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2015
VEHICLE MAKE: Kenworth
VEHICLE MODEL: TT
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Contact damage to the rear passenger side of the trailer.
INJURIES: Minor
HOSPITAL: RRMC
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Christopher Cyr
AGE: 54
SEAT BELT? No
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Rutland, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2016
VEHICLE MAKE: GMC
VEHICLE MODEL: Acadia
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Extensive front-end damage.
INJURIES: Fatal
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH: On December 13, 2025, at approximately 0513 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland Barracks responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on US RT 7, near the intersection with Giddings Lane, in the Town of Pittsford.
Initial investigation revealed that Operator #1 (Ricard) was operating Vehicle #1, traveling northbound on US RT 7, when the trailer attached to Vehicle #1 became detached and stopped in the roadway, facing northbound. Operator #1 stopped Vehicle #1 and exited the vehicle to attempt to reconnect the detached trailer.
Operator #2 (Cyr) was operating Vehicle #2, traveling northbound on US RT 7, and collided with the back of the detached trailer.
Operator #1 was transported to the Rutland Regional Medical Center for suspected minor injury. Operator #2 was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by Regional Ambulance Service, the Pittsford Fire Department, and Pittsford First Response.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint / T23 VSA _Pending_
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: N/A
COURT ACTION: Pending
COURT: N/A
COURT DATE/TIME: N/A
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