A Rockingham resident died Tuesday after a woman crashed into two cars on I-91 in Windsor while driving the wrong way, possibly impaired by alcohol, state police said.
Kathleen L. Spence, 59, was found dead at the scene. She was driving a 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier, which sustained heavy front end damage and was totaled, according to a Vermont State Police press release.
Sarah Love, 34, of Waitsfield reportedly suffered head injuries and was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, police said.
Early investigation indicates she “committed the crimes of gross negligent operation with death resulting and DUI with death resulting,” the release states.
Rosemarie Reynolds, 34, of Greenfield, Massachusetts, sustained minor injuries. The 2013 Fiat 500 she was driving was totaled, police said.
At about 4:36 p.m., state troopers from the Westminster barracks were alerted to a 2015 Nissan Rogue “driving erratically” on I-91 South near mile marker 51. Then it reportedly “turned around and began driving north in the southbound lane” and crashed into two other vehicles near mile marker 56 in Windsor, according to the report.
Love was identified as the driver of the Nissan, which was also totaled. It is unknown if she was wearing a seatbelt. Police noted that it was dusk and the roads were dry at the time.
Love is set to appear in court on Dec. 7 in Windsor County.
State troopers were assisted by Windsor and Ascutney fire departments, Windsor police, J&M Auto, the Vermont Agency of Transportation and the Medical Examiner’s Office, the report stated.
Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to contact Trooper Austin Soule or Trooper Eric Acevedo of the Westminster barracks at 802-722-4600.
– Auditi Guha
