SUBJECT: Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash
DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT: May 6, 2026, at approximately 5:33 p.m.
INCIDENT NUMBER: 26MV004745
TYPE OF EVENT(S): Crash with property damage
LOCATION OF EVENT(S): Interstate I-91 North, Lyndon
INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR(S): Inspector Johnson
On May 6, 2026, at approximately 5:33 p.m., Inspector Johnson responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a commercial motor vehicle on I-91 North in Lyndon. The investigation revealed that an involved operator, Mia Scannell, 18, from Newport City, was operating a 2012 Honda Civic north on the I-91 North on-ramp when she failed to yield while merging into the travel lane of I-91 N, striking a commercial motor vehicle. Austin Lathe, 19, of Newport Center, was operating a bobtailed 2013 Kenworth Truck Tractor owned by Kelley View Farm Inc. on I-91 North in the travel lane when struck by the merging car.
Both vehicles sustained moderate damage. The operator of the Honda Civic later complained of neck pain and advised she was going to be treated at North Country Hospital at a later time.
Inspector Johnson conducted a post-crash inspection, and no preexisting violations were discovered which would have contributed to the crash. The Honda Civic was towed away from the scene by TBC Rentals LLC., due to disabling damage to the vehicle. The DMV was assisted by Vermont State Police.
This is an informational post made in the interest of transparency and public awareness of the activities of the Department of Motor Vehicles. For more information about a specific incident, please contact DMV HQ at 802-828-2078.
5.18.2026. Vermont Agency of Transportation vtrans.vermont.gov
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