Does a Passenger Who is Injured on a Snowmobile Have a Claim if the Driver Operates the Snowmobile Carelessly? A passenger has the right to make a claim against a negligent driver of a snowmobile similar to a passenger in a car. Liability insurance is required on all snowmobiles in Vermont.
There should be coverage in this recently noted snowmobile crash:
February 14, 2021
21A500498/Snowmobile Crash
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
PRESS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE INCIDENT
CASE#: 21A500498
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Brian Connor
STATION: Derby Barracks
CONTACT#: 802-334-8881
DATE/TIME: 2/13/21 at approximately 1200 hours
STREET: Vast Trail between Nelson Hill Road and Derby Pond Road
TOWN: Derby
WEATHER: clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: N/A
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: David Hayes
AGE: 56
SEAT BELT? N/A
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Hope, RI
VEHICLE YEAR: 2019
VEHICLE MAKE: SkiDoo
VEHICLE MODEL: snowmobile
SUMMARY:
On the above date and time, Vermont State Police along with Derby Line Fire Department and EMS responded to the VAST trail between Nelson Hill Road and Derby Pond Road in the town of Derby for a single vehicle snowmobile crash. The operator and passenger of the snowmobile were taken to North Country Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
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Trooper Brian Connor
Vermont State Police
Troop A – Derby Barracks