VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE: 26B2001317
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Geno
STATION: Royalton
CONTACT: 802-234-9933
DATE/TIME: 3/19/2026 / approx. 1405 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: VT Route 132, Strafford, Vermont
VIOLATION: DUI
ACCUSED: Eric Thorp
AGE: 34
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Strafford, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On 03/19/2026, at approximately 1405 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police Royalton Barracks responded to a report of a male passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle on VT Route 132 in the Town of Strafford, Vermont. During the course of the investigation, Troopers detected signs of impairment from the operator, who was identified as Eric Thorp of Strafford, Vermont. Thorp was placed under arrest and transported to the Vermont State Police Royalton Barracks for processing. Thorp was later released with a criminal citation to appear in Orange County Criminal Court on 04/08/2026 for Driving Under the Influence.
COURT ACTION: Y
COURT DATE/TIME: 4/8/26, 0830 hours
COURT: Orange County
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: NO
Trooper Stacia Geno
Vermont State Police
B Troop - Royalton Barracks
2011 VT Route 107
Bethel, VT 05032
(802)234-9933
stacia.geno@vermont.gov