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vtdigger: Shelburne police officer had YouTube video playing in cruiser at time of fatal crash, court records say
vtdigger - Shelburne police officer had YouTube video playing in cruiser at time of fatal crash, court records say
Kyle Kapitanski is set to be arraigned next week on a felony charge stemming from the crash that killed Sean Hayes, a cyclist, in South Burlington.
by Alan J. Keays
March 7, 2025, 5:37 pm
A Shelburne police sergeant had a YouTube video playing on a computer tablet mounted in his cruiser when he struck and killed a cyclist in South Burlington, according to documents filed in support of a felony charge against him.
Kyle Kapitanski, 41, is set to be arraigned Thursday in Chittenden County Superior criminal court in Burlington on a charge of grossly negligent operation with death resulting. Sean Hayes, 38, of Burlington, died at the scene of the crash, which took place early in the morning of Nov. 11, 2024.
Kapitanski had been issued a citation on the charge last month following an investigation by Vermont State Police.
Detective Sgt. Steven Gelder of the Vermont State Police wrote in the charging document made public this week that Kapitanski, who had been driving his cruiser south on Shelburne Road in South Burlington around 2:40 a.m., called dispatch reporting that he had hit something, “possibly a person.”
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A link to the last video was provided in the filing; it is titled, “Trans woman CONFRONTING Matt Walsh takes UNEXPECTED turn.”
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Kyle Kapitanski is set to be arraigned next week on a felony charge stemming from the crash that killed Sean Hayes, a cyclist, in South Burlington.
by Alan J. Keays
March 7, 2025, 5:37 pm
A Shelburne police sergeant had a YouTube video playing on a computer tablet mounted in his cruiser when he struck and killed a cyclist in South Burlington, according to documents filed in support of a felony charge against him.
Kyle Kapitanski, 41, is set to be arraigned Thursday in Chittenden County Superior criminal court in Burlington on a charge of grossly negligent operation with death resulting. Sean Hayes, 38, of Burlington, died at the scene of the crash, which took place early in the morning of Nov. 11, 2024.
Kapitanski had been issued a citation on the charge last month following an investigation by Vermont State Police.
Detective Sgt. Steven Gelder of the Vermont State Police wrote in the charging document made public this week that Kapitanski, who had been driving his cruiser south on Shelburne Road in South Burlington around 2:40 a.m., called dispatch reporting that he had hit something, “possibly a person.”
/snip/
A link to the last video was provided in the filing; it is titled, “Trans woman CONFRONTING Matt Walsh takes UNEXPECTED turn.”
/snip
Watching RW videos instead of the road...
