STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#:
26B3003583
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Michael Arel
STATION: Shaftsbury
Barracks
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: 07-01-2026 / 0814 hours
STREET: Vermont Route 346
TOWN: Pownal
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: AKA Self Storage
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Owen Kelly
AGE: 21
SEAT BELT: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Hoosick Falls, NY
VEHICLE YEAR: 2019
VEHICLE MAKE: GMC
VEHICLE MODEL: Savana
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Front Bumper, hood
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Beth Dare
AGE: 68
SEAT BELT: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Petersburg, NY
VEHICLE YEAR: 2019
VEHICLE MAKE: GMC
VEHICLE MODEL: Savana
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Front Bumper, hood
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 07-01-2026 at approximately 0814 hours, the Vermont State
Police at the Shaftsbury Barracks responded to a two-car motor vehicle crash on
Vermont Route 346. Through investigation, it was determined that Operator #2
could not stop in time to avoid an animal in the roadway and Vehicle #1 rear
ended Vehicle #2.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint: N/A
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: N/A
COURT ACTION: N/A
COURT: N/A
COURT DATE/TIME: N/A
*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.
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Trooper
Michael Arel
Vermont
State Police
“B” Troop
– Shaftsbury
96 Airport
Road
Shaftsbury,
VT 05262
