DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE #: 26B4003850
RANK / TROOPER FULL
NAME: Trooper Daniel St. Clair
STATION:
Rutland
CONTACT#: (802)
773-9101
DATE/TIME: May 19,
2026, at approximately 1939 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: US
RT 7 / Cold River Rd, Rutland Town, VT
VIOLATION: Leaving
the Scene of an Accident
ACCUSED: Carl T.
Pritchard (Operator #1)
AGE: 56
CITY, STATE OF
RESIDENCE: Rutland Town, Vermont
VEHICLE #1:
MAKE: GMC
MODEL: Sierra
YEAR: 2012
VICTIM: Preston
Hubbard (Operator #2)
AGE: 31
CITY, STATE OF
RESIDENCE: Rutland, Vermont
VICTIM: Juvenile
AGE: 10
CITY, STATE OF
RESIDENCE: Rutland, Vermont
VEHICLE #2:
MAKE: Chevrolet
MODEL: Tahoe
YEAR: 2015
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
On May 19, 2026, at
approximately 1939 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland
Barracks, arrived on the scene of a motor vehicle crash on US RT 7 near Cold
River Rd in Rutland Town. Troopers met with Operator #2, Preston Hubbard, 31,
of Rutland and were advised that the other vehicle involved left the scene and
traveled into the Harbor Freight parking lot. Upon arrival to the parking lot,
Vehicle #1 was unoccupied. Through investigation, it was determined the
operator of Vehicle #1, was Carl T. Pritchard, 56, of Rutland Town. Pritchard
turned himself in to the Rutland Barracks on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, and was
fingerprinted and photographed. Operator #1 (Pritchard) was cited to appear at
Vermont Superior Court – Rutland Criminal Division on June 22, 2026, at 10:00
AM to answer to the above charge.
LODGED - LOCATION:
N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: Yes
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT: Vermont
Superior Court, Rutland Criminal Division
COURT DATE/TIME: June
22, 2026, at 10:00 AM
*Please note: court
date and time are subject to change at the discretion of the court. Please call
the criminal court clerk to confirm the arraignment time.