STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
CASE#: 23A4005772
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Detective Trooper Joshua Lewis
STATION: Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations Troop A East – St. Johnsbury
CONTACT#: 802-748-3111
DATE/TIME: 11:15 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023
INCIDENT LOCATION: Apartment complex at 4040 U.S. Route 5, Burke, VT
INCIDENT TYPE: Death investigation
VICTIM: Casey Driver
AGE: 25
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Derby, Vermont
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
The Vermont State Police is investigating the death of a Derby man in a work-related accident that occurred Sunday morning, Aug. 6, 2023, at an apartment complex on U.S. Route 5 in the town of Burke.
The victim, 25-year-old Casey Driver, was performing roof work for Vincent’s Carpentry of Derby at about 11:15 a.m. on the three-story apartment building when he struck a high-tension power line with a metal ladder, causing an electric shock and a fall of 25-30 feet off the roof. Mr. Driver was pronounced deceased on scene.
VSP, along with the Vermont Occupational Health and Safety Administration, are investigating this incident. Lyndonville Ambulance also responded to the scene.
No further information is available.