WEYBRIDGE — A Ferrisburgh man who operated family dairy farms in Cornwall and Salisbury was killed Tuesday evening when the truck he was driving crashed into a tree in Weybridge.
Vermont State Police report that Randall Quesnel Jr., 36, was killed when his 2015 GMC Denali Heavy Duty pickup truck veered off James Road in Weybridge and struck a tree. The crash occurred near Bittersweet Falls Road, where James Road curves slightly to the left. Police reported that the vehicle was travelling northbound at a speed above the 35 mph posted limit. Quesnel was not wearing a seat belt.
Troopers were called to the scene at approximately 7:17 p.m. on July 10, where they found the truck with severe contact damage. Middlebury Regional EMS transported Quesnel to Porter Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. Police reported the cause of death as blunt force trauma.
Quesnel grew up in Cornwall and operated the See Green Farm LLC on West Street in Cornwall, as well as the family farm off Creek Road in Salisbury.
Troopers from the New Haven barracks were assisted by the Weybridge Fire Department, Middlebury Heavy Rescue and EJM Enterprises wrecker service.
Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to call Trooper Tyler Silva at 802-388-4919.