FRANKLIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
	PRESS RELEASE

TYPE OF INCIDENT:	DUI-Accident
OFFICER: 		Kachajian	
DATE OF INCIDENT:	03-26-06
TIME OF INCIDENT:	0015
LOCATION OF INCIDENT:	Sandy Birch Road @
			Sand Hill Road

NAME:		RHEAUME, Nicki
AGE:  		17
ADDRESS:	Swanton, VT
IF ACCIDENT, VEHICLE YEAR & MODEL:
		1994 Toyota Pickup
DAMAGE (LOCATION, YEAR & MODEL)
	:	Extensive Front End Damage

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

#1: 	Rheaume – Possible Broken Jaw, teeth and
internal injuries – Vehicle #1 - NMC


SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:

On 032606 at approximately 0015 hours, Deputy
Kachajian was dispatched to the area of Sandy Birch Road
and Sand Hill Road in the Town of Georgia for a report of a
one car motor vehicle accident with injuries. The Sheriff’s 
Office was also advised by a witness on scene, via telephone, 
that the female operator of the vehicle, later
identified as a Ms. Nicki Rheaume, may be intoxicated.
Upon arrival on scene with Georgia Rescue and AmCare
Ambulance, it was determined that Ms. Rheaume had
been seriously injured as a result of the accident and that
she needed immediate medical attention. Ms. Rheaume
was transported to NMC in St. Albans for treatment. Upon
further investigation at both the accident scene and at the
hospital, Deputy Kachajian determined that Ms. Rheaume
was the operator of the vehicle and that alcohol was
almost certainly involved as the reason for the crash.
Charges against Ms. Rheaume will be forthcoming
pending blood alcohol test results taken at the hospital as
evidence. The investigation into the accident is ongoing at
this time.