An Elmore man died Friday after suffering ‘medical event’ and crashing his car.
January 28 at 5 pm, Vermont State Police received a report of a vehicle off the road on Beach Road in Elmore. Rescue workers found the operator, Michael Fitzgerald, 74, of Elmore was suffering from a medical event and was transported to Copley Hospital.
Preliminary investigation revealed Fitzgerald was traveling north on Beach Road when his vehicle, a 2005 Subaru Legacy veered to the right off the road before coming to rest. The vehicle sustained minimal damage from the crash. Fitzgerald was later pronounced deceased at Copley Hospital.
Barre drug, gun bust — Police arrested a man and a woman following an incident in Barre yesterday.
Police say they observed a motor vehicle violation and conducted a stop on Carnes Road at around 10:00 p.m.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as Tiffany Fisk, 32, of Barre Town, and one of the passengers was identified as David Tom, 37, of the same place.
Troopers say they developed probable cause that there may be drugs in the vehicle.
Following an investigation, police say that Fisk had a criminally suspended driver’s license and that Tom was in violation of his court-ordered curfew.
Both Fisk and Tom were taken into custody without incident and transported to the Vermont State Police Middlesex barracks for processing.
Fisk was charged with possession of crack cocaine, criminal DLS, and Tom were charged with violation of conditions of release, persons prohibited from possessing a firearm: conviction of a violent crime.
Police say Tom is prohibited from possessing firearms as a violent offender.
Fisk and Tom were both issued citations to appear in court and released.