HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/09/2018 - Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident - 18SB006352
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Trevor S. Whipple, Chief of Police
SOUTH BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 846-4111 INCIDENT #: 18SB006352
Fax #: 846-4102 INVESTIGATING OFFICER: Cpl Todd LeBlanc
DATE/TIME: June 9, 2018, 1313 hours
INCIDENT TYPE: Fatal Motor Vehicle accident
BRIEF NARRATIVE:
On June 9, 2018 at about 1313 hours, South Burlington and Burlington emergency services received numerous calls about two motor vehicle crashes in the vicinity of Shelburne Road and Farrell Street. One of the vehicles was overturned in the parking lot of Shaw’s on Shelburne Road. Upon arrival, we
determined the first accident occurred on Shelburne Road and Home Avenue. Vehicle #1 was eastbound
on Home Avenue and entered into the Shelburne Road intersection and impacted a vehicle southbound on Shelburne Road. After this impact occurred, vehicle #1 continued on Farrell Street eastbound and after about 200 yards
jumped a curb, struck a tree/cross walk pole and came to rest on it’s roof in the Shaw’s parking lot.
During the roll over one of the occupants was ejected and was pronounced dead at the scene. This accident is still under investigation and names of the involved parties is being withheld pending additional information.
Anyone who may have witnessed either of these accidents is asked to contact the South Burlington Police Department at 802-846-4111.