New Haven Barracks/ Multiple Vehicle Crash
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#:23B5003141
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Mae Murdock
STATION: New Haven Barracks
CONTACT#: (802) 388-4919
DATE/TME: August 13, 2023, at 1606 hours
STREET: US Route 7
TOWN: Leicester
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Cram Rd
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Victoria Racine
AGE: 21
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Middlebury, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2014
VEHICLE MAKE: Jeep
VEHICLE MODEL: Compass
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Major non-life threatening
HOSPITAL: Rutland Regional Medical Center
PASSENGER: Qale Quenneville JR.
AGE: 30
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Brandon, VT
INJURIES: Major non-life threatening
HOSPITAL: Rutland Regional Medical Center
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: Toby Gay
AGE: 49
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Shoreham, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2019
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevrolet
VEHICLE MODEL: Silverado
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Totaled
INJURIES: Minor
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #3
OPERATOR: Chaz Pike
AGE: 22
SEAT BELT? N
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Sandgate, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2002
VEHICLE MAKE: Dodge
VEHICLE MODEL: Ram
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: N/A
HOSPITAL: N/A
PASSENGER: Nathan Mattison
AGE: 25
SEAT BELT? N
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Sandgate, VT
INJURIES: N/A
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On the above date and time, Troopers with the Vermont State Police-New Haven Barracks responded to US Route 7 near the intersection of Cram Rd in the Town of Leicester for a crash involving multiple vehicles. Investigation showed Victoria Racine (21) of Middlebury, was traveling north in a 2014 Jeep Compass. Racine failed to observe Toby Gay (49) of Shoreham stopped and yielding to south bound traffic ahead of her. Gay was waiting to turn left onto Cram Rd. Racine drove into the back of Gay’s vehicle, a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado, pushing him into the southbound traffic. Gay collided with Chaz Pike (22) of Sandgate. Pike was driving a 2002 Dodge Ram and towing a camper.
Racine and passenger Cale Quenneville JR. (30) of Brandon both sustained major, non- life threatening injuries.
Troopers were assisted on scene by Brandon Fire Department, Brandon Area Rescue and Middlebury Regional Ambulance.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint: Pending
LODGED - LOCATION:
BAIL:
MUG SHOT: Y/N
COURT ACTION: Y/N
COURT:
COURT DATE/TIME: 01/01/201X 1300 hours
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