STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26B1001871
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Michael Maldonado
STATION: Westminster
CONTACT#: 802-722-4600
DATE/TIME: March 7th, 2026 @ 1407 hours
STREET: U.S. Route 5
TOWN: Westminster
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Henwood Hill
WEATHER: Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Wet
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Kelsey Bacon
AGE: 19
SEAT BELT? No
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Rockingham, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2015
VEHICLE MAKE: Toyota
VEHICLE MODEL: Highlander
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Alysia Barbera
AGE: 32
SEAT BELT? No
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Brattleboro, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2006
VEHICLE MAKE: BMW
VEHICLE MODEL: 530xi
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Totaled
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time, Vermont State Police dispatch received a report of a two-car crash near the intersection of U.S. Route 5 and Henwood Hill in the town of Westminster, Windham County, Vermont. Troopers, EMS, and Fire responded to the scene. Preliminary investigation indicated that vehicle #1 was exiting Henwood Hill and was struck by vehicle #2, which was traveling Southbound on U.S. Route 5. Both operators were not injured during the crash.
The contributing factors and cause of the crash are still under investigation.
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: N/A
COURT ACTION: N/A
COURT: N/A
COURT DATE/TIME: N/A