VT Couple Dawn & Tim Baustert ID’d As Adults Injured In Thursday Sharon Crash That Killed Juvenile

WINDSOR COUNTY, VT. (THECOUNT) — Timothy Baustert and Dawn Baustert, both of Essex Junction, Vermont, have been identified as the victim in a Thursday afternoon vehicle crash that killed a juvenile in Windsor County.

Dawn, 45, suffered incapacitating injuries, and 55-year-old Tim suffered minor injuries, in a vehicle crash that killed a juvenile passenger and critically injured a second minor passenger in Sharon Thursday afternoon.

According to reports, Dawn was operating a Chevrolet Suburban on Interstate 89 in Sharon, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle exited the roadway and came into contact with rock ledges in the median on Interstate 89 in Sharon around 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

A young person traveling in the rear seat of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second juvenile passenger, also riding in the backseat, received incapacitating injuries.

The surviving family members were transported to an area hospital in unknown condition.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash should contact the Royalton State Police Barracks at 802-234-9933.

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Geo quick facts: Windsor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,753. The shire town is the town of Woodstock. The county’s largest municipality is the town of Hartford – Wikipedia.