Vermont State Police On 01/01/20 at approximately 0156 hours, Trooper Goodwin of the Middlesex Barracks came upon a vehicle that was stopped in the middle of Rood Pond Road in Williamstown. Upon initial approach, the operator and sole occupant of the vehicle appeared to be sleeping behind the wheel of the running vehicle. The Trooper initiated contact, at which time the operator awoken and speed off at a high rate of speed and subsequently went off the roadway and struck a tree. Fire and rescue personnel were immediately dispatched. The operator was conscious and alert, but pinned in the vehicle. Shortly thereafter, the Trooper heard a single gunshot and discovered the operator deceased from a single gunshot wound. The Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations were notified and this remains an active investigation. The name of the operator is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. No further information is available at this time.
CASE#: 20A300002
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Tpr. Benjamin Goodwin
STATION: Middlesex
CONTACT#: 802-229-9191
DATE/TIME: 01/01/20 at approximately 0156 hours
INCIDENT LOCATION: Rood Pond Road, Williamstown
VICTIM: Jonathan Gilbert
AGE: 23
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Williamstown, VT