STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 26A3008926
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Kevin Charney
STATION: Berlin Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-229-9191
DATE/TIME: 10/24/2025 1554 hours
STREET: Plunkton Rd
TOWN: Warren
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Southview Rd
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry Gravel and Dirt
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Juvenile #1
AGE: 16
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Duxbury, VT
PASSENGER: Gracie Dunbar
AGE: 14
SEAT BELT? N
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Duxbury, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2006
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Impreza
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Extensive front end damage
INJURIES: Minor Injuries and Fatality
HOSPITAL: Central Vermont Medical Center and University of Vermont Medical Center
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
The Vermont State Police is identifying the victim who died in this crash as 14-year-old Gracie Dunbar of Duxbury.
The investigation into this incident is continuing, and no further information is currently available.
***Initial news release, 12:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026***
On the above date and time, the Vermont State Police responded to Plunkton Rd at the intersection of Southview Rd in Warren for a reported single vehicle crash. Investigation determined Juvenile #1 was driving south bound on Plunkton Rd in a Subaru Impreza at a high rate of speed and lost control while negotiating a curve in the roadway. Juvenile #1’s vehicle left the right side of the roadway where it collided with a tree causing extensive damage to the passenger side front door and frame.
Juvenile #1 reported minor injuries in the crash and was transported to the Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) in Berlin for further evaluation. Gracie Dunbar was flighted by Dartmouth Hitchcock Advanced Response Team (DHART) to the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) in Burlington for major injuries. After lifesaving efforts Dunbar was pronounced deceased at UVMMC from the injuries she sustained during the crash.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing. There are no further details at this time.
