STATE OF VERMONT

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

VERMONT STATE POLICE

 

NEWS RELEASE

MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH

 

CASE#: 21A301741                                     

RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Skylar Velasquez

STATION: VSP-Middlesex                          

CONTACT#:(802)229-9191

 

DATE/TIME:05/10/21 @ approximately 1515 hours

STREET: Casino RD

TOWN: Williamstown

LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Hebert Rd

WEATHER: Clear             

ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry

 

VEHICLE #1

OPERATOR: James E Bowers

AGE:69     

SEAT BELT? unknown

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Williamstown

 

VEHICLE YEAR: 2020

VEHICLE MAKE: GMC

VEHICLE MODEL: Truck

DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled

INJURIES: None

 

SUMMARY OF CRASH: On the above date and time, Troopers responded to a single

motor vehicle crash on Casino Rd in Williamstown. Further investigation revealed

that the operator, James Bowers, was driving under the influence. Bowers was

arrested for suspicion of DUI and later cited for May 26, 2021 for Driving Under

the Influence.

 

 

 

LODGED - LOCATION: Northwestern Correctional Facility

BAIL: N/A

MUG SHOT: N

COURT ACTION: Y

COURT: Orange County Superior Court- Criminal Division

COURT DATE/TIME: 05/26/21 @ 0800 hours      

 

 

 

*Please note:  court date and time are subject to change at the discretion of

the court. Please call the criminal court clerk to confirm arraignment time.

 

 

Trooper Skylar Velasquez

Vermont State Police - Middlesex

1080 US Rte 2

Middlesex, Vermont

Phone: (802) 229-9191

Fax: (802) 229-2648