GRAND ISLE, VT. (THECOUNT) — A two-car crash is under investigation after 26-year-old Shantel Lynn LaFountain of Champlain, New York, died from her injuries Tuesday night. The accident occurred on US Route 2 near the intersection with State Park Rd around 6 p.m.
Police report that LaFountain was driving a Toyota Yaris when she rear-ended a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a man from Clark, NJ. Both drivers were transported to UVM Medical Center for treatment. Sadly, LaFountain died at the hospital, while the New Jersey man suffered minor injuries.
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Investigators are uncertain if LaFountain was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. They are seeking witnesses and can be contacted by phone at 802-524-5993.
Grand Isle Rescue, Grand Isle Fire Department, and South Hero Rescue responded to the crash.
The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.
Grand Isle is a town on Grand Isle in Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,086 at the 2020 census. A landing for the Lake Champlain Transportation Company ferry to Plattsburgh, New York, at Cumberland Head is located on the western shore of Grand Isle at Gordon’s Landing.
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