ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY DIVISION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2024
SUBJECT: Commercial Motor Vehicle Crash
DATE / TIME OF INCIDENT: July 31,2024, at 8:23 a.m.
INCIDENT NUMBER: 24MV008302
TYPE OF EVENT(S): Dump Truck Crash
LOCATION OF EVENT(S): I-89 South, Waterbury, MM 65.2
INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR(S): Tyler Jacobs, Rob Helm, and Sabrina Boutin
SUMMARY: On 07/31/24 at approximately 8:23 a.m., a commercial dump truck owned by SD Ireland and operated by Savion Thibou, 19, of Burlington, VT, struck a tire that was reported to have been left from a tractor trailer unit in the right-hand lane of I-89 South near MM 65.2 in Waterbury. The dump truck lost control, rolled over, lost its load of stone, and entrapped the driver in the truck. After a lengthy extrication, the driver was transported to UVM Medical Center in Burlington with significant injuries. DMV inspectors and other emergency crews remain on the scene to investigate and recover the wreckage of the crash. A partial lane closure remains in effect while recovery efforts are ongoing. Anyone with information regarding a commercial vehicle losing a tire on I-89 this morning is asked to contact the DMV Enforcement and Safety Division.
Additional information will be provided as details become available.
Responding agencies include DMV Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Vermont State Police, Waterbury Fire Department, Waterbury Ambulance, Barre Town Ambulance, UVM HealthNet Transport, and Vermont Fish & Wildlife.
ROAD CLOSURE(S): I 89 South, Waterbury, partial lane closure near mile marker 65
UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED AS DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE.
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT DELAYS AND SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES AND DRIVE SLOWLY.
This is an informational post made in the interest of transparency and public awareness of the activities of the Department of Motor Vehicles. For more information about a specific incident, please contact DMV HQ at 802-828-2078.