May 15, 2020
Shaftsbury Barracks //polow.powershift.info/wp-content Motor Vehicle Crash
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS INCIDENT
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 20B301514
RANK / TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Shawn Sommers
STATION: Shaftsbury
CONTACT#: (802) 442-5421
DATE/TIME: May 15, 2020, at approximately 1142 hours
STREET: VT RT 30
TOWN: Rupert, Vermont
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Herrick Brook Road
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Austin J. Hurley
AGE: 23
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Granville, NY
VEHICLE YEAR: 2003
VEHICLE MAKE: Ford
VEHICLE MODEL: Ranger
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Minor
HOSPITAL: Glens Falls Hospital
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Stephanie D. Hobbs-Levine
AGE: 35
SEAT BELT? Yes
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Middletown Springs, Vermont
VEHICLE YEAR: 2013
VEHICLE MAKE: Honda
VEHICLE MODEL: CR-V
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: No
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On May 15, 2020, at approximately 1142 hours, Troopers at the Vermont State Police – Shaftsbury Barracks responded to a report of a two-vehicle rollover crash on VT RT 30, in the Town of Rupert, Vermont.
Initial investigation revealed that OP#1 (Hurley) was traveling south on VT RT 30 and attempted to pass VH#2 as it was turning left. VH#1 collided with the front end of VH#2, ultimately causing OP#1 to lose control of VH#1. VH#1 rolled over several times, before colliding with a telephone pole and landing on its roof.
There were minor injuries as a result of the crash. Both vehicles were towed from the scene due to damage by Monarch’s Towing. The Vermont State Police were assisted by the Bennington County Sheriff’s Department, Rupert Fire Department, Granville Rescue, and Manchester Rescue.
LODGED – LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: No
COURT ACTION: No
COURT: N/A
COURT DATE/TIME: N/A
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Trooper Shawn Sommers
Vermont State Police
96 Airport Road
Shaftsbury, VT 05701
Barracks: 802-442-5421
Email: Shawn.sommers@vermont.gov
Trooper Shawn Sommers
Vermont State Police