STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#: 24B4007084
TROOPER RANK/FULL NAME: Trooper Ryan Malmgren
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: (802) 773-9101
DATE/TIME: November 20, 2024 / 0808 hours
STREET: Wheelerville Rd.
TOWN: Mendon
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: 6454 Wheelerville Rd.
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear, cold.
ROAD CONDITIONS: Clear, dry.
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Christopher Black
AGE: 42
SEAT BELT? Unknown
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: West Rutland, VT
VEHICLE YEAR: 2015
VEHICLE MAKE: Nissan
VEHICLE MODEL: Titan
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Totaled
INJURIES: Fatal
HOSPITAL: N/A
SUMMARY OF CRASH: On November 20, 2024, at approximately 0808 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police – Rutland Barracks responded to a reported single-vehicle crash on Wheelerville Rd. in the Town of Mendon.
Upon arrival, Troopers located a 2015 Nissan Titan off the east side of the roadway, down an embankment, resting against a tree. The operator, the only occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Initial investigation revealed that Operator #1 (Black) was traveling southbound on Wheelerville Rd when he failed to maintain his lane and drove off the east side of the roadway, colliding with a tree.
The Vermont State Police were assisted on scene by the Regional Ambulance Service and the Rutland City Fire Department.
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