ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police were busy on the roads of Addison County at the end of March as they reported a road rage incident, dealt with a crash where one of the drivers left the scene and stopped an alleged drug trafficker for driving while under the influence.

Troopers received a call around 6:40 a.m. on March 26 reporting a road-rage incident on Route 22A near the Panton/Vergennes line. Police put out a call for the public to find the male driver who had assaulted a 53-year-old Panton man and fled the scene in a White Ridge Construction truck.

Thanks in part to several tips provided by members of the public, police identified the assailant as Justin Moulton, 43, of Orwell, and the next day troopers located Moulton, arrested him and took him to the Vergennes Police Department for processing. They cited Moulton for simple assault and negligent driving.

Troopers were assisted in this case by the Addison County Sheriff’s Department and Vergennes police.

Separately on March 27, at just before 6 p.m., Vermont State Police responded to a report of a two-car crash on Monkton Road in Monkton. Before police could get there, the driver at fault fled the scene.

Police report that Zackery Aubin, 21, of Monkton was at fault when he crashed a 2011 Subaru Outback into a 2019 Ford Escape driven by Megan Maloy, 29, of Ferrisburgh. Both vehicles sustained heavy front-end damage, and both drivers required treatment at Porter Hospital for minor injuries.

Aubin later identified himself to law enforcement as the driver of the Subaru. They cited him for leaving the scene of an accident and grossly negligent driving. A traffic ticket is pending.

State police were assisted by Bristol police, Bristol Rescue Squad and Bristol Fire Department.

Finally, on March 24 just before 10 p.m., state police observed motor vehicle violation on Route 7 near the Dog Team Road in New Haven and stopped the car. They identified the driver as Paul A. Neilson, 56, of Middlebury, screened him for impairment, and arrested him for suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.

While searching Neilson during the arrest, troopers said they located 2.5 grams of fentanyl on him. Police cited him for DUI-drugs and fentanyl trafficking.

Three days later, troopers executed a search warrant on Neilson’s vehicle and say they located methamphetamine and cocaine that was previously in Neilson’s possession. They added citations for possession of meth and cocaine.

Police also issued a ticket for driving outside his lane, which could carry a $220 fine and two points on his license.

In other recent activity, troopers:

• On March 16 at a quarter after 3 p.m. stopped a car driven by Randy Huffman-Wade, 45, of South Burlington on Route 7 near Satterly Road in Ferrisburgh and cite him for driving with a criminally suspended license.

• On March 17 at 9:07 p.m. stopped a vehicle driven by Allison Brown, 36, of Granville on Route 100 in Granville and cited her for driving with a criminally suspended license.

• Came across Jeffrey Preseau, 45, of Brandon on March 21 just before 8 p.m. on Seymour Street in Middlebury. Police said Preseau had an active arrest warrant and had also violated court ordered conditions that required him to go to court when he was told to, so they arrested him and lodged him at Marble Valley Correctional Facility with bail set at $200.

• That same night at 10:30 p.m. made contact with 29-year-old Middlebury resident Antonio Johnson on North Pleasant Street in Middlebury. There was an active warrant out for Johnson’s arrest, so troopers arrested him.