Staff report
A Rutland teenager was killed and two others were seriously injured in a crash at 5:52 a.m. Sunday morning, June 30 in Mendon. State Police Corporal Mark Busier from the Rutland barracks issued the report later that day.
The single-vehicle crash occurred on Notch Road near South Mendon Road. The 2000 Volkswagen Jetta involved was totaled and driver Gavin Barmore, 17, of Rutland, pronounced dead at the scene. Barmore had reportedly gone off the road and struck a tree.
Passengers, Timothy Moran, 19, of Chittenden, and Collin Chamberlain, 18, of Rutland, were taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center then to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Their injuries were described as “serious.”
The police report said the cause of the crash is unknown and continues to be investigated. Members of the public with information are asked to contact the Vermont State Police Rutland Barracks at 802-773-9101.
The report states that only Barmore was wearing a seat belt. Road conditions were listed as dry at the time of the crash.
