Weathersfield School lost a parent/friend/board member today. We are very sad and reaching out to one another for solace. We are opening the Weathersfield School from 9 to 11 am Friday morning to host a Gathering Place for students and parents, teachers, staff, neighbors, friends, relatives, and community members. Light refreshments will be served. Grief counseling will be made available. This gathering is open to the public.

JeanMarie Oakman, Principal, Weathersfield School

Perkinsville woman killed in I-91 crash

Press release | Jun 28, 2018 |

http://www.chestertelegraph.org/2018/06/28/perkinsville-woman-killed-in-i-91-crash/

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APerkinsville woman was killed this morning when a truck traveling south on I-91 crossed the median and hit her car head-on.

Laura McNaughton, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Exit 9 in the town of Hartland, according to a Vermont State Police press release. The VSP said that around 7:30 a.m., Joshua Rondeau of Charlestown, N.H., lost control of his Chevy 1500 pickup truck and crossed the median. The truck hit McNaughton’s Toyota Matrix, which was traveling north.

McNaughton’s 8-year-old son was taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Rondeau and two children riding in the truck, an 8-year-old and an 11-year-old, were also taken to DHMC with non-life threatening injuries.

I-91 northbound was closed at Exit 9 while crash investigators completed their on-scene investigation. It was reopened at approximately 1 p.m. The investigation into the cause of the crash continues.

One Killed in Head-On Crash After Truck Crosses I-91 Median in Hartland

http://www.vnews.com/Interstate-91-crash-in-Hartland-VT-18492141

Hartland — One person died this morning when a Charlestown man lost control of his southbound pickup truck on Interstate 91, crossing the median and striking a northbound vehicle head-on.

Joshua Rondeau, 37, and two juvenile passengers in his 2008 Chevy truck were transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, police said in a news release this afternoon.

The driver of the northbound 2007 Toyota Matrix suffered fatal injuries in the 7:30 a.m. crash near the Hartland exit. The driver’s identity hasn’t been released.

A juvenile passenger in the Matrix was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the release.

The Vermont State Police Crash Reconstruction Team is investigating. Among the questions yet to be answered is why Rondeau lost control of his vehicle, said Vermont State Police Lt. Roger Farmer.

Traffic was diverted to Route 5 at Exit 9, the Hartland exit, for several hours this morning. The roadway was reopened at about 1:10 p.m., police said.

In an email shortly after 8 a.m., police urged motorists to drive slowly because of weather-related hazards.

“Rainy conditions are causing water to pool on the roadways in many areas, leading to an increased risk of hydroplaning,” police said at 8:07 a.m. “The rain also reduces visibility. Troopers are responding to a number of incidents and crashes on the interstates and other roads, and in many cases the wet weather is a contributing cause.

“Motorists are reminded to slow down in adverse conditions, increase following distance between cars and have your lights on to improve visibility. … Please buckle up and drive safely.”