News Release Rutland Barracks / Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash
STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
CASE#:
26B4006151
RANK/TROOPER FULL NAME: Craig Roland
STATION: Rutland
CONTACT#: 802-773-9101
DATE/TIME: 08/10/2026 – 20:39
STREET: National Forest Highway 10
TOWN: MT. Tabor
LANDMARK AND/OR CROSS STREETS: Ten Kilns Brook
INTERSTATE MILE MARKER: N/A
WEATHER: Clear
ROAD CONDITIONS: Dry dirt road
VEHICLE #1
OPERATOR: Juvenile
AGE: 17
SEAT BELT? Yes
INJURIES: Serious, non-life-threatening
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Manchester, Vermont
Passenger: Juvenile
AGE: 16
SEAT BELT? Yes
INJURIES: Minor, non-life-threatening
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Manchester, Vermont
Passenger: Asher Cooperman
AGE: 17
SEAT BELT? Yes
INJURIES: Fatal
CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Manchester, Vermont
VEHICLE YEAR: 2014
VEHICLE MAKE: Subaru
VEHICLE MODEL: Forester
DAMAGE TO VEHICLE #1: Extensive totaling damage to driver’s
side
HOSPITAL: Rutland Regional Medical Center
SUMMARY OF CRASH:
On August 10, 2026, at approximately 2039 hours, Troopers
from the Vermont State Police, Rutland Barracks, responded to the report of a
single vehicle crash on National Forest Highway 10 in the Town of Mt.
Tabor. Troopers located vehicle #1 at rest in the middle of the roadway
with extensive contact damage to the driver’s side of the vehicle. Initial
investigation indicated that vehicle #1 was traveling on the dirt roadway at a
high rate of speed when it lost traction and drove off the roadway, impacting a
tree. The operator was transported to Rutland Regional Medical Facility for
treatment. The front passenger seat occupant had left the scene prior to police
arrival to report the crash to 911 and was contacted away from the crash
location. The driver’s side rear occupant, Cooperman, sustained fatal injuries
during the crash.
This investigation is currently ongoing.
Vermont Civil Violation Complaint : Pending
LODGED - LOCATION: N/A
BAIL: N/A
MUG SHOT: N/A
COURT ACTION: Pending
COURT: Pending
COURT DATE/TIME: Pending
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