STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26B3005309
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Benjamin Prandini
STATION: Shaftsbury
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: September 29, 2026, approx. 1217 hours
STREET: VT Route 7A
TOWN: Shaftsbury
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Buck Hill Road
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Wet
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Julian Cullinane
AGE: 18
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Sunderland, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2015
VEHICLE MAKE: Volkswagen
VEHICLE MODEL: Jetta
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Significant: front bumper and hood
INJURIES: No
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Venetia Greenhalgh
AGE: 60
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Pownal, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2019
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Crosstrek
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Moderate: rear bumper
INJURIES: No
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
At the above date and time, Troopers responded to a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash on VT Route 7A near Buck Hill Road in Shaftsbury. Through investigation, it was determined that vehicle #1 (Cullinane) failed to stop in time upon approaching vehicle #2 (Greenhalgh), which was stopped in traffic. Vehicle #1 struck the rear bumper of vehicle #2, causing significant damage to the front bumper and hood of vehicle #1, as well as moderate damage to the rear bumper of vehicle #2. Neither operator suffered any injuries.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint: Pending
COURT ACTION: N/A
COURT: N/A
COURT DATE/TIME: N/A
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