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Vermont State Police Log: Middlebury driver gets DUI

ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police issued a couple driving under the influence citations in the past week.

On Feb. 10 at around 9:30 p.m. saw a motor vehicle violation on Elm Street in Middlebury and stopped the car. After seeing signs of impairment in the driver, the officer cited Martin Niemo, 26, of Middlebury for DUI.

Three nights later, on Feb. 13, at a quarter to 11 p.m., noted a motor vehicle violation on South Middlebrook Road near Route 7 in Waltham and stopped the car. The driver, identified at Justin P. Jackman, 50, of Bristol, was issued a DUI citation.

Separately, troopers responded to Route 17 in West Addison at a quarter after midnight on Feb. 16 on a report that a car had slid off the road. They ended up citing 39-year-old Buddi Tamang of West Henrietta, N.Y., for refusing to take a DUI test. Since there was a child in his car, they also cited him for cruelty to a child, though no one was injured.

In other recent activity, troopers:

  • On Feb. 11 just before 3 p.m. stopped a vehicle on Tuppers Crossing in Ferrisburgh and ended up citing Brett B. Boucher, 63, of South Burlington for driving without a required ignition interlock device. He also netted traffic tickets for using a portable electronic device, driving a vehicle more than 15 days after it needed an inspection, and driving without insurance. Together those tickets carried fines of $429 and four points on his license.
  • On Feb. 13 found Megan R. Lussier, 39, of Middlebury, who was wanted as part of an investigation of a Feb. 8 incident outside a Waltham home. Police cited Lussier for simple assault.
  • On Feb. 13 located Isaac Fleming, 44, of Charlotte, who was sought in an investigation initiated in January in Monkton. Police cited Fleming for home improvement fraud.
  • On Feb. 13 at 9:30 p.m. stopped a car for a violation on South Middlebrook Road in Waltham for a violation, identified the driver as Brian LaFountain, 37, of Weybridge, who had an in-state warrant for his arrest. Police arrested LaFountain, took him to the New Haven barracks for processing, and released him on $200 bail. County sheriff’s deputies assisted state police.
  • On Feb. 15 at around 3:13 p.m. responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 116 South and Hewitt Road in Bristol. Police report that Michael Lacross, 42, of Middlebury was driving a 2022 Ram pickup truck southbound on Route 116 when he made a left turn in the path of a northbound 2022 Subaru Crosstrek driven by a 17-year-old Hinesburg driver.

The front of the Crosstrek struck the passenger’s side of the pickup and both vehicles came crashing to positions of uncontrolled rest. Lacross was transported to the hospital by ambulance for suspected minor injuries. The 17-year-old was not injured but her car was considered a total loss.

Lacross was given a ticket for improper left turn, which carries a $220 fine and two points on his license.

Bristol police, fire and rescue helped out.

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