VSP: I-91 fatal crash as truck crosses median

Vermont State Police On 06-28-2018 at 07:33 am Vermont State Police responded to the report of a two car motor vehicle crash on Interstate 91 in the Town of Hartland. The crash occurred in the area of mile marker 60 north bound near Exit 9. Investigation revealed that the 2008 Chevy truck being operated by Joshua Rondeau of Charlestown, NH, was traveling south bound on I91, lost control and crossed the median striking the 2007 Toyota Matrix head on which was traveling north bound. The operator of the Toyota Matrix, 36 year old Laura McNaughton of Perkinsville, VT was pronounced dead at the scene, her 8 year old child, Isaac McNaughton sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. The operator of the Chevy truck and two juvenile occupants, 8 year old Makayla Rondeau and 11 year old Shane Esh were also transported to DHMC with non-life threatening injuries. I91 north bound was closed for a period of time at exit 9 while crash investigators completed their on scene investigation. It was reopened at approximately 1:00 pm. Investigation to the cause of the crash is ongoing at this time.

Story: One dead, three children injured in I-91 crash in Hartland

CASE#: 18B202636

RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Corporal Mark Harvey

STATION: VSP Royalton

CONTACT#: 802-234-9933

DATE/TIME: 06-28-2018 07:33AM

STREET: Interstate 91 North Bound

TOWN: Hartland

LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Exit 9

INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: mm60

WEATHER: Rain

ROAD CONDITIONS: Wet

VEHICLE #1

OPERATOR: Joshua Rondeau

AGE: 37

SEAT BELT? Y

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Charlestown, NH

VEHICLE YEAR: 2008

VEHICLE MAKE: Chevrolet

VEHICLE MODEL: Silverado

VEHICLE #2

OPERATOR: Laura McNaughton

AGE: 36

SEAT BELT? Y

CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Perkinsville, VT

VEHICLE YEAR: 2007

VEHICLE MAKE: Toyota

VEHICLE MODEL: Matrix

DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Total Loss

DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: Total Loss