Rutland Herald
Police said Xiaopeng He, 28, of Flushing, N.Y., was driving west too fast for conditions about 1 p.m. and crossed his Acura TL into the eastbound lane while turning.
The vehicles collided in a depression between two small rises near Whiffletree Condominiums.
Scott Carter, 57, of Killington, was eastbound at the wheel of his Jeep Wrangler and said in an interview that the Acura would have continued off the road and into a nearby ditch if the crash hadn’t halted the Acura’s momentum.
The roadway on East Mountain Road was slick with a mixture of ice and slush along the shoulders. The ditch, containing large rocks and a culvert drain pipe, was covered in snow. Neither driver reported injury, police said. They were the cars’ only occupants.
Officer Brent Howard, of the Killington Police Department, said He was issued a ticket for defective equipment. The tires on his Acura were bald, Howard said, and He admitted to exceeding the speed limit moments before the crash.
The speed limit on East Mountain Road is 25 mph and He stated he was traveling at 35 mph, Howard said. Carter said He’s speed was even greater.
“(He’s vehicle) came down the hill and took the corner too fast, based on road conditions,” Howard said.
The vehicles sustained heavy front-end damage and were towed by Killington Auto.
Police said both drivers were wearing seat belts.
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Need to drive with care otherwise you will be in the news for no a good reason.
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