ADDISON COUNTY — The crash of a pickup truck full of people on Route 17 in Addison this past Thursday resulted in several people being taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

On May 15 at around 7:22 a.m. Vermont State Police were called to the crash of a 2013 Ford F-350 on Route 17 West near Cedar Drive. Police report that the truck with seven people in it was traveling southbound at approximately 45 mph when it left the southbound lane and struck a telephone pole. Three of the occupants were transported to UVM Medical Center. Investigation into the cause of the crash is still ongoing.

Troopers report that 47-year-old Antonio Marcos Da Costa of West Long Branch, N.J., was the driver.

State police offices were assisted on scene by the Addison County Sherriff’s Department, Addison Fire Department, Vergennes Area Rescue Squad, Middlebury Regional EMS and Bristol Rescue Squad.

In a separate incident, state police stopped a vehicle on Blake Roy Road near Three Mile Bridge Road in Middlebury on May 15 shortly after 4 p.m. Troopers cited Jamey W. Pattison, 37, of Middlebury for driving under the influence. He also got traffic citations for driving a vehicle that wasn’t registered and for driving with a license that had been suspended (civil violation).

Meanwhile, state police announced late last week that they had identified the driver who had stolen a car from Burlington and crashed it, head-on, into a Monkton man’s car before running away on May 11.

Troopers said that, thanks in part to several tips received from the public, they identified Eugene Streeter, 40, of Burlington as the person who stole the Audi Q5 from an 83-year-old Burlington woman then crashed it in Monkton. While they hadn’t located Streeter by late last week, police got an active warrant for his arrest. Investigation into the identities of the remaining occupants of the stolen Audi is still ongoing.

When they catch him, state police said they will cite Streeter for three felonies and five traffic tickets that could draw fines of up to $1,740.