VSP News Release-Incident
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26B3002888
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Benjamin Prandini
STATION: Shaftsbury
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: May 29, 2026, 1727 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: US Route 7, mile marker 20, Shaftsbury
VIOLATION: Excessive Speed
ACCUSED: John Richard Kourbage
AGE: 46
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Winhall, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On May 29, 2026, at approximately 1727 hours, on US Route 7 in Shaftsbury, Troopers observed a vehicle driving southbound near mile marker 20 at a speed of 90 mph. The posted speed in that area is 55 mph. A traffic stop was conducted, and the operator of the vehicle was identified as John Richard Kourbage (46) of Winhall, VT. Kourbage was cited for Excessive Speed and ordered to appear in Vermont Superior Court - Bennington Criminal Division, on July 13, 2026, at 0830 hours.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: July 13, 2026, 0830 hours
COURT: Vermont Superior Court - Bennington Criminal Division
MUG SHOT: No
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