STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26A3004708
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Alexis Marciniak
STATION: Berlin Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-229-9191
DATE/TIME: About 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2026
STREET: Vermont Route 14
TOWN: Woodbury
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Hattie Bell Road
WEATHER: Hot, clear, dry
ROAD CONDITIONS: Clear, dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Jonathan Ross
AGE: 38
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Danville, VT
INJURIES: Serious injuries
HOSPITAL: DHMC
PASSENGER #1: Juvenile
AGE: 8
SEAT BELT: Yes
RESIDENCE: Danville
INJURIES: Fatal
PASSENGER #2: Juvenile
AGE: 2
SEAT BELT: Yes
RESIDENCE: Danville
INJURIES: Fatal
VEHICLE YEAR: 2005
VEHICLE MAKE: Toyota
VEHICLE MODEL: Corolla
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Total
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Harry Dailey
AGE: 60
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Woodbury, VT
INJURIES: Minor injuries
HOSPITAL: UVM Medical Center
PASSENGER: Thomas Dailey
AGE: 29
SEAT BELT: No
CITY, STATE of RESIDENCE: Woodbury
INJURIES: Serious injuries
HOSPITAL: UVM Medical Center
VEHICLE YEAR: 2023
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: F-250
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Substantial front-end damage
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On June 13, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Vermont State Police was notified of a two-vehicle head-on crash on Vermont Route 14 near Hattie Bell Road in the town of Woodbury.
The preliminary investigation indicates that Vehicle #1, operated by Jonathan Ross, 38, of Danville, was traveling south on Vermont Route 14 when it failed to negotiate a curve, crossed the center line, and entered the northbound lane of travel. At the same time, Vehicle #2, operated by Harry Dailey, 60, of Woodbury, was traveling north on Route 14. The two vehicles collided head-on in the northbound lane.
Harry Dailey sustained minor injuries and was transported to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington. His passenger, Thomas Dailey, 29, also of Woodbury, sustained serious injuries and was transported to UVMMC. Ross sustained serious injuries and was transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Two juvenile passengers in Ross’s vehicle, an 8-year-old girl and a 2-year-old girl, were pronounced deceased at the scene. One juvenile was in a car seat, and the other was seat-belted.
Vermont State Police troopers including members of the Crash Reconstruction Team were assisted by the Woodbury Volunteer Fire Department, Hardwick Fire and Rescue, Barre Town Ambulance, and East Montpelier Ambulance Service.
This crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact Trooper Alexis Marciniak at the Berlin Barracks at 802-229-9191.
No additional information is available at this time.
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