STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE #: 24B1005313
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Trooper Marie Beland
STATION: Westminster Barracks
CONTACT#: (802)722-4600
DATE/TIME: 08/10/2024 at approximately 1100 hours
STREET: VT-9
TOWN: Marlboro, Vermont
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Hogback Mountain Scenic Overlook
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Paul A. Rokke
AGE: 77
SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Belmond, Iowa
VEHICLE YEAR: 2018
VEHICLE MAKE: Chevrolet
VEHICLE MODEL: Silverado
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: None
INJURIES: None
HOSPITAL: N/A
VICTIM: Constance J. Vrooman
AGE: 74
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Sharon Springs, New York
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On 08/10/2024, at approximately time 1103 hours, the Vermont State Police - Westminster Barracks received several 911 calls about a pedestrian that had been struck by a motor vehicle on VT-9, in Marlboro, Vermont in the area of the Hogback Mountain Scenic Overlook. Troopers responded to the scene along with Deerfield Valley Rescue and Marlboro Fire Department. The victim/pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. The crash remains under investigation.

