STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 25B4008765
RANK / TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Charles Gardner
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: (802) 773-9101
DATE/TIME: On 12/4/2025, at approximately 0552 hours
STREET: Messer Hill Road
TOWN: Plymouth
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Grand View Lodge Road
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Snow
ROAD CONDITIONS: Snow covered
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Ethan Laub
AGE: 17
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Woodbridge, Connecticut
VEHICLE YEAR: 2021
VEHICLE MAKE: RAM
VEHICLE MODEL: 1500
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Substantial damage.
INJURIES: None reported.
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 12/4/2025, at approximately 0552 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland Barracks were notified of single vehicle crash on Messer Hill Road, Plymouth, Vermont.
Through investigation it was determined Operator #1 (Laub) was operating vehicle #1, traveling south on Messer Hill Road. Operator #1 (Laub) failed to navigate a left curve and exited the right side of the roadway. Vehicle #1 collided with a road sign and a tree. Operator #1 (Laub) did not sustain injury from the crash.
The Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by the Plymouth Fire Department.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint: N/A