A car traveling over 100 mph on Route 105 in Sheldon struck a cow in the road on Sunday night, killing the driver and the cow, police said.
Jason St. Pierre, 48, from Enosburg, was driving a 2000 Jaguar sedan with passenger Cody Sheperd, 30, at about 11 p.m. when the crash occurred just before Abbey Restaurant, according to a press release from Vermont State Police.
A nurse at the scene determined that St. Pierre had died at the scene, police said. First responders attempted to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead from his injuries.
The cow died at the scene, police said. Police did not indicate whether Sheperd suffered any injuries, but said he spoke to investigators after the collision.
State police are continuing to investigate the crash, including who owned the cow.
— Juliet Schulman-Hall
