VSP briefs: Bank cards reported stolen; several vehicle crashes; driver nabbed at 111 mph on I-89

July 20, 2026 | By Lisa Scagliotti 

Vermont State Police are investigating reports of stolen debit and credit cards from vehicles in downtown Waterbury. 

Trooper Mae Murdock said in a news release on Monday that there were two reports of bank cards being stolen from vehicles on Union Street and Swasey Court in Waterbury on Sunday and Monday, July 19-20. 

The cards were then used at several stores in Washington and Chittenden counties, Murdock reported. Investigators are working with the businesses to possibly obtain images from security footage, Murdock said. 

If anyone has had any similar incidents take place, Murdock asks that they report such activity to the state police at the Berlin barracks. Also, anyone with information that might help investigators with the two reported incidents is encouraged to reach out to Trooper Murdock at the Berlin barracks at 802-229-9191. Anonymous tips may be submitted online as well.  

No one hurt in two-car Rt. 2 crash in Moretown 

No one was hurt in a two-car crash recently on U.S. Route 2 in Moretown, according to Vermont State Police. 

The incident happened on Thursday, July 9, shortly before 6 p.m. near the intersection with Soapstone Road, according to a report by Trooper Ryan Normile. 

The investigation determined that a 2020 Subaru Impreza driven by Shawn Johnson, 56, of Northfield, was turning left onto Route 2 from Soapstone Road. Heidi Magill, 58, of Waterbury, was traveling south on Rt. 2 at the time in a 2019 Toyota Yaris, according to the accident report. 

Johnson failed to yield and turned onto Rt. 2 in front of Magill’s car, which then crashed into the passenger side of Johnson’s car, police explained. 

Both drivers were wearing seatbelts, and neither was injured, police said. 

Johnson’s vehicle had significant front-end damage and Magill’s car was totaled, police said. 

In addition to state police, Waterbury Fire Department, Waterbury Ambulance Service, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash. Route 2 was limited to one lane of travel for about an hour while the investigation was conducted, police said. 

Duxbury driver involved in crash with motorcycle in Cabot 

A motorcycle operator was seriously injured in a crash on U.S. Route 2 in Cabot recently involving a driver from Duxbury. 

According to a report from Trooper Ryan Normile, the incident happened on July 5 at about 4:20 p.m. when Glenn Towne, 76, of Duxbury, was turning left onto Route 2 from the Marshfield Reservoir, while Colby Tetreault, 32, of Glover, was traveling east on Route 2. 

Tetreault failed to yield the right of way and pulled out in front of the motorcycle, causing the bike to crash into the driver’s side of Tetreault’s 2018 Toyota Tundra pickup, the police report explains. 

Tetreault was taken to Central Vermont Medical Center with what appeared to be serious injuries, according to police. Neither Towne, nor his passenger, Resma Towne, 63, also of Duxbury, were injured; both were wearing seatbelts, the report states.

The pickup sustained significant front-end damage. Tetreault’s motorcycle, a 2025 Kawasaki Ninja, was totaled, police said. 

Troopers were assisted by members of numerous first-responding agencies and witnesses. Route 2 was limited to one lane of travel for approximately one hour while the investigation was conducted, police said. 

Troopers stop driver going 111 mph on I-89 in Berlin 

Vermont State Police stopped a driver from St. Albans who they say was traveling at 111 mph on Interstate 89 in Berlin on July 4. 

At approximately 3:45 p.m., a trooper was monitoring highway traffic on the holiday and observed a vehicle traveling northbound over the speed limit near mile marker 50.8. Radar confirmed the vehicle’s speed at 111 mph, according to Trooper Michael Maldonado. 

The vehicle was stopped and the driver, 41-year-old Chelbert Edmond of St. Albans, was issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court, Washington Criminal Division on July 23 to answer to the charge of excessive speed. Edmond also was issued a civil violation ticket with a fine of $682 and 2 points on his driver’s license, police said. 

No injuries in I-89 construction zone crash in Middlesex 

No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash on I-89 southbound in a construction zone in Middlesex earlier this month. 

According to Vermont State Police, an incident occurred on July 3 shortly before 5 p.m. in the vicinity of mile marker 56.8. 

The two vehicles involved were traveling in the left lane when the driver of a 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander braked to slow down due to a construction sign warning of a bump in the roadway, police said. A 2010 Toyota Corolla following the Mitsubishi was unable to also brake in time to slow their vehicle without causing a crash, according to the accident report by Trooper Kevin Charney. 

The Toyota collided with the Mitsubishi and both vehicles came to a stop on the left shoulder of I-89. Each vehicle had minor damage – rear-end on the Mitsubishi, and front-end on the Toyota, the report noted. 

The Mitsubishi was driven by 49-year-old Andrea Eaton of Randolph; the Toyota driver was Tanka Alfred, 30, of Montreal, Quebec. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts, police said. They were screened by EMS and neither was injured. 

In addition to state police, the Middlesex Fire Department and Barre Town EMS responded to this crash, police said.