HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/09/2018 - Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident - UPDATE - 18SB00635219 Gregory Drive, Suite 1, South Burlington, Vermont 05403 Dispatch: 846-4111(Fax 846-4102) • Records 846-4160 (Fax 846-4204) • Administration 846-4165 (Fax 846-4205)
Trevor S. Whipple, Chief of Police
SOUTH BURLINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
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Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident - UPDATE
June 9th, 2108
18SB006352
Cpl. T. LeBlanc
Lt. G. Jager
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/crosswalk pole and came to rest on its roof in the Shaw’s parking lot. During the rollover 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.
***UPDATE*** 6/11/18 @ 3:20pm
The operator of the vehicle that rolled over (identified as vehicle #1 above) is identified as – Sadio M. Ali, 29
years old of Burlington, Vermont.
The deceased is identified as – Lul Ali Gure, 29 years old of Burlington, Vermont.
The operator of the vehicle that was involved in the initial accident at the intersection of Home Avenue and
Shelburne Road is identified as Allison M. Conroe, 20 years old of Burlington, Vermont.
The investigation into this crash is ongoing. Further information will be released as available/appropriate. Any
witnesses to this incident are asked to call the South Burlington Police Department at 802-846-4111.