Vermont State Police Log: Middlebury man dies in crash

A Middlebury man was killed Saturday afternoon when the car he was driving left a rain-slickened road in Weybridge and struck a tree.

Vermont State Police dealt with several problems on Addison County highways this past week, as well as investigated a domestic assault case.

On Wednesday, March 20, at about 7:30 a.m., Vermont State Police responded to a report of a two-car crash on Route 7 at the intersection with Route 22A in Ferrisburgh.

At around 11:30 p.m. this past Saturday night, Vermont State Police investigated a suspicious vehicle on Stage Road near the intersection of Route 7 in Ferrisburgh. Troopers found the driver passed out behind the wheel and eventually cited him.

Vermont State Police and Middlebury police working together recovered a trailer stole  from an Ferrisburgh man’s yard.

Vermont State Police late last month arrested a Hyde Park man at a Ferrisburgh car dealership and cited him for driving under the influence and several drug possession charges.

A Middlebury woman and a Middlebury man in a stolen car on Monday night led Vermont State Police on a wild chase in which they swapped positions as driver and passenger while the car was in motion.

A Ripton man was killed in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Street and Market Road in Bridport on Feb. 6, according to Vermont State Police.

Vermont State Police dealt with several motor vehicle crashes and handed out several citations for driving under the influence (DUI) during the past week.

Vermont State Police working out of the New Haven barracks in the past week have dealt with a couple traffic crashes, issued a couple citations for driving under the influence and investigated some domestic violence cases.

At a few minutes after midnight this past Friday, Jan. 19, Vermont State Police responded to a 911 call from Maleek Drummond, 42, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who was calling from the Ferrisburgh Park & Ride at the confluence of Routes 7 and 22A.

Vermont State Police based in New Haven issued three driving under the influence, or DUI, citations during the past week, in addition to charging a Vermont man in a road-rage incident.

In an otherwise quiet week, Vermont State Police working out of the New Haven barracks had only one encounter with the public that troopers deemed worthy of reporting to the public.

The last few days of 2023 and start of 2024 were quiet days for the local officers of the Vermont State Police, though a two-car crash just outside Vergennes on New Year’s Eve netted an Addison woman a traffic ticket.

A 25-year-old Bridport man was killed in a holiday car crash in his hometown.