STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#:
26B5004030
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Taylor Demick
STATION: New
Haven
CONTACT#: 802-388-4919
DATE/TIME: September 14th, 2026, at 1859 hours
STREET: US Route 7
TOWN: New Haven
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Lime Kiln Road
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Clear
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Sabrina A. Prim
AGE: 32
SEAT BELT? No
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Vergennes, Vermont
INJURIES: Fatal
HOSPITAL: N/A
PASSENGER: Frances V. McDowell
AGE: 40
SEAT BELT: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Ferrisburgh, Vermont
INJURIES: Suspected Serious Injuries
HOSPITAL: Porter Medical Center
PASSENGER: Crystal L. Mayo
AGE: 42
SEAT BELT: Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Ferrisburgh, Vermont
INJURIES: Suspected Serious Injuries
HOSPITAL: University of Vermont Medical Center
VEHICLE YEAR: 2025
VEHICLE MAKE: Nissan
VEHICLE MODEL: Altima
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On September 14th, 2026, at approximately
1859 hours, the Vermont State Police received a report of a motor vehicle crash
on US Route 7 near the intersection with Lime Kiln Road in the Town of New
Haven. Through investigation, it was determined that Vehicle #1 was traveling
northbound on US Route 7 before exiting the roadway, traveling onto the
northbound shoulder, striking a telephone pole, and overturning. The operator
of Vehicle #1, Sabrina A. Prim (32) of Vergennes, Vermont, was pronounced
deceased at the scene of the crash.
US Route 7 was closed at the location of the crash for
approximately 3 hours while members of VSP processed the scene. The Vermont
State Police were assisted by the Vergennes Police Department, the Addison
County Sheriff’s Department, the Middlebury Police Department, the Vergennes
Fire Department, the New Haven Fire Department, the Bristol Rescue Squad,
Middlebury Regional EMS, and MiddState Towing.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation and the
Vermont State Police ask that anyone with information call VSP’s New Haven
Barracks at 802-388-4919. Anonymous tips may be submitted online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.