STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26B3000367
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Jared Lacoste
STATION: Shaftsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-442-5421
DATE/TIME: 01/31/26 at 0458 Hours
STREET: Sunderland Hill Rd
TOWN: Sunderland
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Roaring Branch Rd
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Clear
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Jonathon O. Iris
AGE: 27
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Sunderland, VT
VIOLATION: Leaving a Scene of an Accident
VEHICLE YEAR: 2019
VEHICLE MAKE: Toyota
VEHICLE MODEL: Tacoma
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Minor
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 01/31/26 at approximately 0458 hours, the Vermont State Police-Shaftsbury Barracks was notified of a single vehicle crash in the area of Sunderland Hill Rd in the Town of Sunderland, VT. It was reported that no one was with the vehicle.
An investigation into the crash revealed that the operator was Jonathon O. Iris (27). Iris had caused damage to a homeowner's property. Iris was located later and issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Bennington Criminal Division, on 03/30/26 at 0830 hours to answer the charge of Leaving the Scene of an Accident.
LODGED-LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: Y
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT: Bennington
COURT DATE/TIME: 03/30/2026 0830 hours
*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.
