STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 12D101630
TROOPER: Trooper First Class Arlington, Senior Troopers Peters, and Vitali, and Sergeant Williams STATION: Rockingham
CONTACT#: 802-875-2112
DATE/TIME: 5/30/12, 1251 hours
LOCATION (specific): Mile marker 54 on Interstate 91 north, Windsor, Vermont
VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Avery Smith AGE: 25 SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Brownsville, VT
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2002 Mitsubishi Diamont
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: heavy front end damage, totaled
VEHICLE #2 OPERATOR: Sydney Gayda AGE: 19 SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Peru, VT
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2009 Honda CR-V
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Complete Total, Heavy damage to front, sides, rear, and roof from rolling over multiple times.
INJURIES
V # / NAME / CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE / AGE / SEAT BELT? / NATURE OF INJURY
1, Gayda, Peru, VT, 19, yes, internal non-life threatening injuries head injuries, and exterior injuries. All non-life threatening.
HOSPITAL: Mount Ascutney
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD COND: Clear
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 5/30/12, Troopers from the Vermont State Police responded to the area of mile marker 54, on Interstate 91, in the Town of Windsor, Vermont for a report of a vehicle crash.
Through initial investigation, it was revealed that there were two separate two vehicle crash. There was an initial two vehicle crash involving the vehicles listed above, followed by a two vehicle crash involving tractor trailer units. The tractor trailer units continued on the roadway not stopping.
The initial crash is still being investigated but a cause may be defective equipment. The defective equipment may have caused vehicle one to strike vehicle two from behind. When the two vehicle collided, vehicle one left the roadway and rolled over numerous times in the median. The operator, Gayda, had to be extracted and was sent to the Mount Ascutney Hospital.
The investigation is still on going at this time. Anyone who may have witnessed this crash is asked to contact Trooper Nicholas Arlington, of the Vermont State Police at 802-875-2112.
Trooper First Class Nicholas Arlington
Vermont State Police
Troop D-Rockingham
Chester, Vermont
(Barracks) – (802)875-2112
(Fax) – (802)875-2176



