STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26B3000475
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Benjamin Prandini
STATION: Shaftsbury
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: February 6, 2026, 2126 hours
STREET: US Route 7
TOWN: Pownal
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Stewart’s
WEATHER: Snowing
ROAD CONDITIONS: Wet
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Deborah A. Wall
AGE: 67
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Pownal, Vermont
VEHICLE YEAR: 2013
VEHICLE MAKE: Mercedes-Benz
VEHICLE MODEL: E-Class
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Significant front-end damage
INJURIES: None
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Jake Robert Baskin
AGE: 29
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Madison, Connecticut
VEHICLE YEAR: 2019
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Crosstrek
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Minor rear-end damage
INJURIES: None
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On February 6, 2026, at approximately 2126 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police Shaftsbury Barracks were dispatched to a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash on US Route 7 in Pownal, Vermont. Through investigation it was determined that Vehicle #1, operated by Deborah A. Wall (67) of Pownal, Vermont, was traveling northbound on US Route 7 when it struck the rear of Vehicle #2, operated by Jake Robert Baskin (29) of Madison, Connecticut. Vehicle #2 was stopped in the northbound lane of US Route 7, waiting to turn into the Stewart’s parking lot, at the time of the crash.
Vehicle #1 sustained significant front-end damage and was towed from the scene by Walt’s Service. Vehicle #2 sustained minor rear-end damage. There were no resulting injuries.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint Unreasonable and imprudent speed for conditions and hazards T23 VSA 1081(a)
MUG SHOT: No
COURT ACTION: No
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