STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#:
26B4007515
RANK / TROOPER
FULL NAME: Trooper Charles Gardner
STATION:
Rutland
CONTACT#: (802)
773-9101
DATE/TIME: On
October 3, 2026, at approximately 0853 hours
STREET: VT RT
100
TOWN:
Pittsfield, Vermont
LANDMARK AND/OR
CROSS STREETS: Hadley Lane
INTERSTATE MILE
MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear,
normal
ROAD CONDITIONS:
Clear, dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR:
Nesmith Sulham
AGE: 20
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF
RESIDENCE: Bethel, Vermont
VEHICLE YEAR:
2017
VEHICLE MAKE:
Ford
VEHICLE MODEL:
Taurus
DAMAGE TO
VEHICLE #1: Moderate front-end damage
INJURIES: None
reported.
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Kyle
Thygesen
AGE: 52
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF
RESIDENCE: Tunbridge, Vermont
VEHICLE YEAR:
2025
VEHICLE MAKE:
Ford
VEHICLE MODEL:
F-150
DAMAGE TO
VEHICLE #2: Minor damage to rearend
INJURIES: None
reported
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF
CRASH:
On 10/3/2026, at
approximately 0853 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland
Barracks were notified of a two-vehicle crash on VT RT 100, Pittsfield,
Vermont.
Through
investigation it was determined Operator #2 (Thygesen) was operating vehicle
#2, traveling south on VT RT 100. Operator #1 (Sulham) was operating vehicle
#1, traveling south on VT RT 100. Operator #2 (Thygesen) slowed down for
another vehicle traveling at a slow rate of speed on VT RT 100. Operator #1
(Sulham), who was traveling behind vehicle #2, attempted braking but was unable
to avoid colliding with vehicle #2.
The Vermont
State Police were assisted on scene by Pittsfield Fire Department.
Vermont Civil
Violation Complaint: Pending.
