Police have identified the wrong-way driver who caused several accidents Sunday in Vermont on Interstate 91 traveling through Dummerston, reports the VT State Police-Westminster Barracks.
According to their press release, the driver was Bernard McDonald, 65, of Westborough, Massachusetts. He has now been charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident, Excessive Speed, Gross Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and Attempting to Elude.
Injured in the first vehicle struck by McDonald were; 34-year-old Zhigud Lin, 36-year-old Ding Changzhang, 43-year-old Carlos Nabarro, and 53-year-old Yushen Chen. All sustained serious, but not life-threatening injuries and transported Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Daniel Perry, 31, of Charlestown, NH sustained minor injuries (neck/back pain) and was seen at Brattleboro’s Memorial Hospital.
There were two uninvolved vehicles that also sustained damage during the incident; 18-year-old Putney resident Chandre Pero’s vehicle after rolling into the shoulder to avoid the crash, and 36-year-old Williamston, MA resident Laura Gura’s whose vehicle was struck by debris.
Anyone who witnessed the incident on Interstate 91 through Dummerston is encouraged to contact Trooper Ryan Miller at 802-722-4600.
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