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Name of teen-age driver still withheld
Vermont News First
Michael Pickering, 52, of Colchester has been identified as the pedestrian killed by a 16-year-old motorist on Malletts Bay Avenue on Saturday night, Colchester Police said Monday.
The name of the teen driver operating the vehicle was still not released because he is likely not to face any adult court action due to his age.
The Colchester Emergency Dispatch Center received several 911 calls reporting a crash on Malletts Bay Avenue near Young Street just over the town line from Winooski about 8:52 p.m. Saturday.
Upon arrival, officers determined a pedestrian had been struck by a motor vehicle and that resuscitative efforts were underway by bystanders, Police Chief Peter Hull said in a news release.
Pickering was pronounced dead at the scene by Colchester Rescue personnel.
He was wearing dark clothes and headed northbound when struck by the teen driver in the northbound vehicle, Hull said.
The investigation into the cause of the crash and the contributing factors is continuing, police said.
Vermont law currently allows drivers under 19 years-old to avoid accountability in adult court in fatal crashes.
The Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office can pursue a Youthful Offenders case in Family Court, where proceedings are confidential. The punishment is limited due to a lack of resources in Vermont, including no juvenile jail facilities.
Town Police were assisted by Colchester Rescue and Fire, as well as Winooski, Essex, and Williston Police.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Colchester Police at (802) 264-5555.
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Old enough, old enough to face a judge. Expect the cause of the death was texting. No responsibility. There’s youth gangs throughout the US- and free to walk and repeat???
“The name of the teen driver operating the vehicle was still not released because he is likely not to face any adult court action due to his age.” If that is the case, raise the age to apply for a driver’s license so they would be accountable for their actions as an adult in an adult court with an adult sentence. We need justice for the victims of juvenile reckless misjudgments.
A pedestrian in dark clothes, walking along the road, at nearly 9 o’clock at night, gets struck by a car.
I’m not making excuses, by any means but I don’t want to be so quick to blame this teen for something that anyone of us could have done.
So incredibly sad for everyone involved.