VERMONT STATE POLICE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 23A1002449
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Tpr. Christopher Sweeney
STATION: Williston
CONTACT#: (802) 878-7111
DATE/TIME: 04/22/23 1538
STREET: Rt. 7
TOWN: Charlotte
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Church Hill Road
WEATHER: Cloudy
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Timothy Williams
AGE: 34
SEAT BELT? N
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Essex, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2014
VEHICLE MAKE: Yamaha
VEHICLE MODEL: YZF-R1
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Fatal
HOSPITAL: N/A
VEHICLE #2
OPERATOR: David Pearson
AGE: 71
SEAT BELT?: Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Hinesburg, VT
PASSENGER: Candis Pearson
AGE: 69
SEAT BELT?: Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Hinesburg, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2018
VEHICLE MAKE: Toyota
VEHICLE MODEL: Rav4
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #2: moderate
INJURIES: Minor
HOSPITAL: UVMMC
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On April 22, 2023, at approximately 1538 hours Troopers from the Williston Barracks responded to the area of Rt. 7, south of Church Hill Road in the town of Charlotte for a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a passenger car.
Medical personnel arrived on scene and determined that the operator of the motorcycle, Timothy Williams, 34, of Essex, VT, was deceased on the scene. One occupant of the involved passenger car reported minor pain and was transported to the UVMMC for evaluation as a precaution.
Initial investigation and witness statements gathered on scene indicated that Williams was traveling northbound on Rt. 7 well in excess of the posted 50 MPH speed limit when his motorcycle struck the back of vehicle #2, also traveling northbound. Williams was ejected from the motorcycle and sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash. Williams was later transported to the UVMMC for autopsy.
The Vermont State Police Crash Reconstruction Team was also called to the scene to assist in the investigation of this crash.
Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by the Shelburne Police Department, Shelburne Fire and Rescue, Charlotte Fire and Rescue, and Handy’s Towing Service. The area of Rt. 7 was closed for an extended period of time while the investigation was ongoing.
