Woman killed in Killington vehicle crash

Burlington Free Press

Free Press Staff Published 9:17 p.m. ET Oct. 4, 2017 | Updated 9:23 p.m. ET Oct. 4, 2017

KILLINGTON - A 63-year-old woman was killed in a truck crash Wednesday afternoon in Killington, town police said.

Detra Coltey Mailhiot of Rochester was pronounced dead at Rutland Regional Medical Center following the 12:20 p.m. single-vehicle wreck, police Sgt. James Riehl said in a statement Wednesday night.

The crash happened when a 2007 Toyota Tacoma driven by Joseph L Mailhiot, 40, of Rochester went off Vermont 100 while headed north near Stage Road and struck trees, Riehl said.

The weather was clear and the road, dry.

Emergency crews freed Detra Mailhiot from the vehicle and brought her to the hospital, but she died there due to her injuries, Riehl said.

Joseph Mailhiot received minor injuries.

Speed and alcohol were not believed to be factors in the crash, police said. An investigation into the cause was continuing Wednesday night.

Riehl asked that anyone with information about the wreck call Killington police at 802-422-3200.

The Killington Police Department was assisted by the Vermont State Police, Rutland County Sheriff’s Department, Killington Fire Department, Killington First Response, Regional Ambulance and DHART.

The crash brings the death toll on Vermont's roads to at least 51 so far this year, the highest total through early October since 2012, according to Vermont State Police data.