STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
CASE#: 26B3003026
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Benjamin
Prandini
STATION:
Shaftsbury
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: June 4, 2026, 1900 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: US Route 7, Pownal, VT
VIOLATION: Excessive Speed
ACCUSED: Timothy L.
Button
AGE: 26
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bennington, VT
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On June 4, 2026, at approximately 1900
hours, on US Route 7 in Pownal, Troopers observed a vehicle driving southbound
at a speed of 85 mph. The posted speed in that area is 50 mph. A traffic stop
was conducted, and the operator of the vehicle was identified as Timothy L.
Button (26) of Bennington, VT. Button was cited for Excessive Speed and ordered
to appear in Vermont Superior Court - Bennington Criminal Division, on July 20,
2026, at 0830 hours.
COURT ACTION: Yes
COURT DATE/TIME: July 20, 2026, 0830
hours
COURT: Vermont Superior Court - Bennington Criminal Division
MUG SHOT: No
*Please note: court date and time are subject to
change at the discretion of
the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm
arraignment time.
