WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. — A motorcycle operator sustained serious injuries in a collision with a pickup truck on July 15, at approximately 9:02 p.m.
William Boucher, 35, of Williamstown, collided with a 2018 Toyota Tacoma owned by Karl Nordin, 78, of Brookfield, at the intersection of Carpenter Road and Baptist Street. Clear and dry road conditions were reported at the time of the incident.
Boucher was transported by Williamstown Emergency Medical Services to the University of Vermont Medical Center, according to Trooper Ryan Butler of the Middlesex State Police Barracks. Nordin was not injured in the incident, though his Tacoma sustained driver’s side damage. Boucher’s 2020 Harley-Davidson was deemed a total loss.
Authorities stated that Nordin was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. He was screened and subsequently arrested for DUI. Nordin was taken to the Middlesex State Police Barracks for processing and is scheduled to appear in Orange County Superior Court Criminal Division on August 11 at 8 a.m.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing. The Vermont State Police were assisted on the scene by the Williamstown Fire Department and Williamstown EMS.