Vermont State Police Members of the Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a man who was found with extensive injuries lying by the side of a road Friday morning, March 19, 2021, in the town of Fletcher, Vermont.
Police received a call at 6:19 a.m. from a homeowner at 1228 Fairfield Rd., known as the Sweet Farm, who reported that an unresponsive man who appeared to be seriously injured was lying in the driveway. The victim was transported by Fairfax Rescue to Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans for emergency treatment and then transferred to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, where he died Friday afternoon.
The victim’s identity was initially unknown, but through investigation, state police have been able to identify the victim as a 60-year-old resident of Fletcher. His name is being withheld at this time while relatives are notified.
The circumstances of this incident are under active investigation. Detectives with the Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations, joined by members of the Crime Scene Search Team and Field Force Division, are investigating the incident. The victim’s body will undergo an autopsy this weekend at the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington to determine cause and manner of death.
Police ask that anyone who might have information about what occurred call the St. Albans Barracks at 802-524-5993. Tips also may be submitted anonymously online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit.
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#: 21A200913
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Sgt. Michael Filipek
STATION: VSP St. Albans
CONTACT#: 802-524-5993
DATE/TIME: 6:19 a.m. Friday, March 19, 2021
INCIDENT LOCATION: 1228 Fairfield Rd., Fletcher, Vermont
INCIDENT TYPE: Death investigation
VICTIM: Name withheld pending notification of next of kin
AGE: 60
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Fletcher, Vermont