On August 2, 2017

Route 7 speeder stopped

Police said a man drove 90 miles-per-hour in a 40 mile-per-hour zone Saturday night in Rutland Town.

According to state police, troopers from the Rutland Barracks observed a vehicle traveling north on Route 7 at a high rate of speed at around 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 29. Using radar, the vehicle was measured to be traveling 90 miles per hour. Troopers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, and identified the operator as Matthew Guillette of Pittsford. Guillette was arrested, and transported to the Rutland barracks for processing. Guillette was issued a citation to appear at Vermont Superior Court, Criminal Division on Sept. 18, 2017, to answer to the charge of excessive speed.

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