FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
	PRESS RELEASE

TYPE OF INCIDENT:	Motor Vehicle Accident
OFFICER: 		Kachajian	
DATE OF INCIDENT:	02-25-06
TIME OF INCIDENT:	0006
LOCATION OF INCIDENT:	Route 104, Fairfax, VT

NAME:		GERMAINE, Cynthia 
AGE:  		25
ADDRESS:	Underhill, VT
IF ACCIDENT, VEHICLE YEAR & MODEL:
		1988 Honda Accord
DAMAGE (LOCATION, YEAR & MODEL):
		Total Loss

INJURIES (NAME, NATURE OF INJURIES,
WHICH VEHICLE, WHERE PATIENT TAKEN):

#1: 	No Injuries

SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On 02-25-06 at approximately 0006 hours, Deputy
Kachajian was dispatched to the area of 1789 Main Street
in Fairfax for a report of a one car motor vehicle accident
involving a vehicle having flipped over on its roof. Upon
arrival on scene, Deputy Kachajian observed a small gray
Honda Accord on its roof down the embankment adjacent
to the southbound lane of Route 104. Both the driver, later
identified as a Ms. Cynthia Germaine, her adult passenger
and her three small children were out of the vehicle and
being evaluated by Fairfax Rescue. Upon further
investigation it was learned that the operator was traveling
south on Route 104 when she suddenly lost control of her
car after hitting a patch of snow and ice. After losing
control, the vehicle swerved back and forth in the travel
lane, spun around 180 degrees and then skidded off the
road. After leaving the road, the car skidded down an 
embankment and then flipped over onto its roof. A check of
the operator’s license at the crash scene revealed that her
license was civilly suspended (7th offense). Ms. Germaine
was later issued a ticket for operating a motor vehicle with
a suspended driver’s license. The cause of this crash was
determined to be due to the icy road at the time of the
accident.