By Guy Page

Shortly before midnight Sunday night, the operator of a pickup truck lost his life in a fiery crash on I-89 in Georgia.

The operator, the lone person in the Chevy Colorado, has not been identified. 

State police say they found the truck in the median of the Interstate, fully engulfed in flames. The weather was clear and the highway was dry, police say.

The investigation into: the cause of the crash, identity of the decedent and full vehicle information, is active and ongoing due to the significant damage caused by the fire. As a part of this investigation, the operator has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. 

If anyone witnessed or has information about this incident, please contact the Vermont State Police St. Albans Barracks at 802-524-5993. 

Triple-fatal victims ID’d – Three Central Vermont residents died in a nighttime car crash Friday, April 27 on Rte. 62 in Berlin near the Airport Road intersection, police say.

The victims of the crash were 30 year old Patrick Sherman of Waterbury as well as 41 year old Heather Martin and her 19-year-old daughter McKenzie of Barre. Speed may have been a factor and the accident is still under investigation, police say. 

DUI, Crash – A 20-year-old Charlotte man was arrested on DUI charges following a single-vehicle accident on Greenbush Road on the evening of May 3.

Vermont State Troopers from the Williston Barracks were called to the scene around 9:25 p.m. where they found the vehicle operated by Keagan R. Bothwell.

Upon interaction with Bothwell, troopers observed signs of impairment. After conducting a field sobriety test, Bothwell was taken into custody under suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

He was processed at the Williston Barracks and subsequently released with a citation. – Newport Dispatch. 

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