VT Man Tristan Coderre ID’d As Victim In Sunday Wheelock Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash

CALEDONIA COUNTY, VT. (THECOUNT) — Tristan Coderre, of Newport, Vermont, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Sunday afternoon single-vehicle crash in Caledonia County.

Coderre, 20, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Wheelock on Sunday afternoon.

According to reports, Coderre was operating a vehicle on VT-16 near Horse Pond Road in Wheelock, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle then traveled down and embankment before making contact with a substantial tree near the boat ramp.

Coderre was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

Family members and friends took to Facebook to remember Coderre:

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Caledonia County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,227. Its shire town is the town of St. Johnsbury. The county was created in 1792 and organized in 1796 – Wikipedia.