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Vermont State Police Log: Motorcycle crashes lead to a DUI

ADDISON COUNTY — In two separate incidents in the past week, people driving Harley-Davidson motorcycles crashed in Shoreham, one of which resulted in a citation for impaired driving.

In the first incident, Vermont State Police report that Martin Begonis, 68, of Orwell was driving a 2005 Harley on Shoreham Depot Road on May 24 when, at a little before 8 p.m., he went off the road near Richville Road. State police responded, and reported no injuries and only minor damage to the bike.

While speaking with Begonis, troopers said they noted several signs of impairment. They screened Begonis for suspicion of driving under the influence, took him to the New Haven state police barracks for processing and released him with a citation for DUI.

 In the second incident, state police report that Ashley Dow, 49, of Castleton was driving a 2016 Harley on Route 22A on May 26 when she crashed at around 4:45 p.m. Emergency medical services evaluated Dow on scene for minor injuries and took her to Porter Hospital for treatment. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

State police also dealt with a two-vehicle crash on May 23 just before 3:30 p.m. Troopers blamed driver inattention in an accident in which a 2018 Ford F-150 pickup driven by Daniel Quattrocci, 58, of Port Henry, N.Y., ran into the rear end of a 2022 Chevy Colorado that was stopped on Route 17 west of Lake Street in Addison. No injuries were reported, but both pick-ups sustained damage. Police gave Quattrocci a ticket for following too closely.

During the middle part of May, state police cited three people for driving in Addison County with criminally suspended licenses:

Steven Barrera, 26, of Vergennes was stopped on May 13 at 7:52 a.m. on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh; Tallon Real, 23, of Middlebury was stopped on May 13 at 5:03 p.m. by the train station in Ferrisburgh; and Lisa Beane-Leno, 55, of Rochester was stopped on May 14 at 7:07 p.m. on Route 100 in Hancock.

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