STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26A4005861
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Rodzel
STATION: St. Johnsbury Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: May 30, 2026, at approximately 1245 hours
STREET: US Route 5 N
TOWN: Fairlee
CROSS STREETS: Lake Morey Rd
WEATHER: Partly Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Black top, dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Kate Magill
AGE: 40
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Canaan, NH
PASSENGER: Juvenile #1
AGE: 12
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Canaan, NH
VEHICLE YEAR: 2018
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Crosstrek
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Moderate front driver's side damage
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Kassie Covey
AGE: 39
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Thetford, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2021
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Crosstreck
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Moderate front passenger side damage
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On May 30, 2026, at approximately 1245 hours, Troopers from the St. Johnsbury Barracks were dispatched to a reported two vehicle crash at the intersection of US Route 5 and Lake Morey Rd in Fairlee. Troopers responded to the scene and determined that Vehicle 1 was attempting to turn northward onto US Route 5 from Lake Morey Rd. Vehicle 1 entered the roadway and did not observe Vehicle 2 travelling south on US Route 5 through the intersection. Vehicle 1 and Vehicle 2 struck each other and came to a position of rest in the roadway. Operator 1 was found to be the at fault operator, failing to enter the roadway safely.
