Staff report
On Saturday, May 3, at 1:54 p.m., police responded to a reported rollover crash on I-91 south in Thetford. Troopers arrived on scene and determined a 2004 Pontiac GTO was traveling south when it failed to maintain its lane, resulting in the vehicle striking a guardrail. Passenger Alyssa Tetreault, 27, from Pepperell, Massachusetts, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The operator, Joseph Hamilton, 40, from Plaistow, New Hampshire, suffered suspected major injuries and was transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center for treatment. Two juveniles, age 5 and 8 of Pepperell and Billerica, respectively, were also transported to DHMC as a precaution.
Neither Hamilton nor Tetreault were reportedly wearing seatbelts.
According to the police report, it was raining with standing water the roadway.
Hamilton has been cited to appear in Orange County Criminal Court on June 11, to answer to the charge of Gross Negligent Operation – Death Resulting.
This crash remains under investigation and anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Trooper Rodzel at 802-222-4680.
Troopers were assisted on scene by the Thetford Fire Department, Upper Valley Ambulance, and Vermont Agency of Transportation.
