STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26A3002059
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: TPR. RYAN RIEGLER
STATION: BERLIN BARRACKS
CONTACT#: 802.229.9191
DATE/TIME: 03/14/2026 at 1816 hours
STREET: I89 NB
TOWN: WATERBURY
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: 61
WEATHER: Snow
ROAD CONDITIONS: Snow and Slush
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Puja Lad
AGE: 21
SEAT BELT? No
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Plattsburgh, NY
VEHICLE YEAR: 2021
VEHICLE MAKE: Hyundai
VEHICLE MODEL: Tucson
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Front end and driver's side
INJURIES: Suspected minor
HOSPITAL: Central Vermont Medical Center
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time, the Vermont State Police, Waterbury Ambulance and Waterbury Fire responded to a single vehicle roll-over, with the operator having been ejected. Upon arrival, bystanders were rendering aid to the operator who was later transported to Central Vermont Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. Subsequent investigation revealed the operator had lost control on slush resulting in the vehicle striking rock ledges and overturning.
Trooper Ryan Riegler
Berlin Barracks
578 Paine Turnpike N.
Berlin, VT
802.229.9191
