John Whelan, 71, of Dummerston, VT

Officer Cunningham

On December 24, 2020 officers of the Brattleboro Police Department, received information there was a possible operator of a vehicle driving while under the influence who had crashed into another vehicle on Black Mountain Road. The officers found the vehicle and conducted a motor vehicle stop on Black Mountain Road. Subsequent investigation revealed John Whelan, the operator of the vehicle, was under the influence of alcohol while operating a motor vehicle and left the scene of an accident without providing his information.

Whelan was placed under arrest, and transported to the Brattleboro Police Department. There he was processed, and released on a citation. Whelan will appear at Windham County Superior Court on January 12, 2021 to answer for the charge.

Det Sgt Eaton

The sole occupant of the vehicle was identified as Courtney L. Girouard, 38, of Brattleboro. Girouard’s vehicle left the roadway and struck a telephone pole. The vehicle continued through some brush where it rolled, ejecting Girouard.
Brattleboro Fire remained on scene to assist during the scene investigation.
Green Mountain Power responded and cut the power to the immediate area and then repaired the damaged pole.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Original press release below:
On 9/22/20 at approximately 1930 hrs Brattleboro Police responded to the area of 729 Upper Dummerston Rd. for a report of a vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a telephone pole.
The operator, whose name is being withheld until next of kin can be located, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Upper Dummerston Rd. was closed in the area for several hours to allow an investigation, and due to downed wires.
This investigation is ongoing, and anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the Brattleboro Police Department.

Officer Penniman

On 9/22/20 at approximately 1930 hrs Brattleboro Police responded to the area of 729 Upper Dummerston Rd. for a report of a vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a telephone pole.
The operator, whose name is being withheld until next of kin can be located, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Upper Dummerston Rd. was closed in the area for several hours to allow an investigation, and due to downed wires.
This investigation is ongoing, and anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the Brattleboro Police Department.

Officer Carbone

On May 16, 2020, at approximately 5:00pm, Officers of the Brattleboro Police Department, as well as members of The Brattleboro Fire Department and Rescue Inc. responded to Motor Vehicle Crash that took place near a business on Marlboro Road in Brattleboro.  Due to the severity of the crash both lanes of traffic were shut down from approximately 5:15pm until 6:20pm.  The vehicles involved in the crash were a Chevy Cruze and a Honda Motorcycle.  The persons involved were Timothy Gerbasi, a 52 year old male from Brattleboro, and Shelley Donald, a 47 year old female from Athol, MA.   Gerbasi suffered serious, but non-life threatening, injuries and was transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital for treatment.  Donald suffered minor injuries and was treated at Brattleboro  Memorial Hospital.  Circumstances surrounding the crash are still under investigation. 
 

Officer Kerylow

​On 04/29/2020 at approximately 1:58pm Brattleboro Police, Rescue Inc. and Brattleboro Fire responded to Main Street near Brattleboro Savings and Loan for a report of a bicyclist that was struck by a motor vehicle.
 
Through investigation it was discovered that Alice A. Blais, 88 year old female from Claremont, NH, was travelling north on Main Street in her vehicle when a bicyclist pulled onto Main Street from Brattleboro Savings and Loan.
 
The bicyclist was identified as Kathleen D. Sims, 57 year old female from Brattleboro, VT. It was determined that Sims failed to yield to oncoming traffic and collided with Blais.
 
Sims was transported to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.