STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

 

NEWS RELEASE

MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH

 

CASE#: 20A501906

RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Aaron Leonard

STATION: Derby

CONTACT#: 802-334-8881

 

DATE/TIME: 05/29/2020 1541 hours

STREET: Interstate 91

TOWN: Derby

INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: 172

WEATHER: Sunny

ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry

 

VEHICLE #1

OPERATOR: Heather Johnston

AGE: 31

SEAT BELT? Yes

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Charleston, VT

 

VEHICLE YEAR: 2020

VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru

VEHICLE MODEL: Forester

DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled

INJURIES: NONE

 

SUMMARY OF CRASH:

 

On the above date and time the Vermont State Police responded to a one car collision on Interstate 91 at mile marker 172 in Derby. Investigation revealed the operator collided with a deer and came to rest on the shoulder of the roadway. Fluids from the vehicle began to smoke and the vehicle caught on fire. The operator was the sole occupant of the vehicle and no injuries were reported. The interstate remained closed for approximately one hour while the fire was extinguished and the vehicle was removed.

 

Troopers from the Derby barracks were assisted by the Derby Line Fire Department, Newport Ambulance, Newport Police Department, Orleans County Sheriff’s Department, and US Border Patrol.

 

Aaron Leonard, Trooper

Vermont State Police – Derby

35 Crawford Road,

Derby, VT 05829

802-334-8881

aaron.leonard@vermont.gov