READING, Vt. (AP) - In a story March 22 about a snowmobile fatality in the town of Reading, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Vermont State Police, erroneously reported the victim was not wearing a helmet. Police now say the victim was wearing a helmet.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Police: Snowmobiler hit trees, died on Vermont trail
Vermont State Police say a 20-year-old man was found dead next to his snowmobile
READING, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police say a 20-year-old man was found dead next to his snowmobile.
Police say a friend discovered Stephen Titus on Monday morning in the town of Reading on VAST Trail 106. Titus was pronounced dead at the scene.
Trooper Joseph Pregent says it appeared that Titus’ snowmobile went off the groomed part of the trail and hit multiple trees. Speed is considered a primary factor in the crash. Pregent says Titus, of Reading, was wearing a helmet.
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