Warren, VT – A 14-year-old girl was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon.
Vermont State Police responded to the incident at approximately 4 p.m. on Plunkton Road at Southview Road. Authorities reported that a 16-year-old driver from Duxbury was operating a Subaru Impreza southbound at a high rate of speed when the vehicle lost control while navigating a curve, leaving the roadway and colliding with a tree.
The passenger, identified as Gracie Dunbar of Duxbury, sustained severe injuries and was transported via helicopter to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, where she later succumbed to her injuries. The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin for evaluation.
According to school officials, Gracie was a freshman at Harwood Union High School in Moretown, while the driver is a junior at the same institution. The school community is mourning the loss, with officials stating, “For Gracie's family, the family of the other student, this is an unimaginable loss.”
Support services will be available for students at the high school and throughout the district. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and no further details have been released.