STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE

PRESS RELEASE

MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH

CASE#:09A204936

TROOPER: Betsy A Trombley                 
STATION:ST Albans                     
CONTACT#:802-524-5993

DATE/TIME:10/24/09  14:15hrs

LOCATION (specific):USRT 2 Korean War Memorial Bridge (Alburg / Rouses Point
Bridge

VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Joel T Grimes   AGE:19      SEAT BELT? Y  
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: 915 Quarry Rd Isle La Motte VT
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2007 Ford Mustang
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Extensive front end and back end damage / totaled

VEHICLE #2 OPERATOR: Kevin Creller    AGE:55      SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: 11 Winters Lane Alburg VT    
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2008 Pontiac G6
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE:Drivers side and passengers side damage

VEHICLE #3 OPERATOR: James Burt   AGE:40      SEAT BELT? Y
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: 101 Cayyga CT Burlington VT    
DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2007 Honda CRV
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE:passengers side front end damage

INJURIES

Vehicle #2 Kevin Creller, bruises and contusions
Vehicle #2 Bonnie Creller bruises and contusions
Vehicle #3 James Burt bruises and contusions
Vehicle #3 Vera Burt bruises and contusions

HOSPITAL: Northwest Medical Center St Albans VT and CVPH Medical Center, Plattsburgh, New York

WEATHER:  Raining
ROAD CONDITION: Wet

SUMMARY OF CRASH:

The operator of Vehicle #1, Grimes, was traveling West on USRT 2 towards New York, the operator of Vehicle #2, Creller, and Vehicle #3, Burt, were both traveling east toward Vermont. The operator of Vehicle #1 lost control of his vehicle and came left of center colliding with Vehicle #2, Creller. Vehicle #1's front end collided with the drivers side of Vehicle #2. Vehicle #1, Grimes, disengaged from Vehicle #1 and traveled in a south westerly direction striking the cement bridge barrier off the south side of the highway, with the back end of his vehicle. Vehicle #1 then rebounded off the cement barrier  and traveled in a northwesterly direction colliding with Vehicle #3, back end of Vehicle #1 with front passenger's side of Vehicle #3.  All three vehicles were totaled in the crash.