Staff Report
READING – A 20-year-old Reading man died earlier this week in a snowmobile crash on a trail near Brown School House Road in Reading, according to state police.
The preliminary investigation shows that Stephen Titus, 20, of Reading had been operating his Skidoo MXZ along VAST trail 106, when he went off the groomed portion of the trail and collided with multiple trees, police said in a press release on Monday afternoon.
The accident was reported to state police at about 9:45 a.m. on Monday.
In the release, police said Titus was not wearing a helmet, and speed is considered the primary factor in the crash.
The accident is believed to have occurred sometime between 8:30 p.m. on Sunday and 9:30 a.m. on Monday, according to the press release, about 1.25 miles east of Brown School House Road.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Trooper Pregent at the Royalton State Police Barracks at 802-234-9933.
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