Updated at 4:39 p.m.
An on-duty Shelburne police sergeant driving a cruiser fatally struck a cyclist in an early Monday morning crash in South Burlington, according to Vermont State Police.
Sean Hayes, 38, of Burlington, was killed in the crash, state police said in a press release late Monday afternoon.
Sgt. Kyle Kapitanski, 41, was the driver of the cruiser, the release added.
The crash took place at around 2:45 a.m., according to state police.
Kapitanski was driving a Ford Explorer SUV cruiser south on Route 7, also known as Shelburne Road, in the area of Fayette Drive in South Burlington.
“The cruiser struck a southbound cyclist pulling a trailer,” state police said in an earlier press release. “The cyclist, a man, was pronounced deceased on scene. It was raining and dark, and the road was wet at the time of the crash.”
Kapitanski was not injured in the crash, according to the release.
South Burlington police initially responded to the crash to lead the investigation and requested assistance at around 3 a.m. from the Vermont State Police Crash Reconstruction Team, which responded to the scene, according to the release.
Around midday Monday, the release added, the South Burlington Police Department asked the state police to take over as the lead law enforcement agency in the investigation.
The crash reconstruction team and a detective from the state police’s criminal division are expected to investigate the crash, according to the release.
State police did not respond Monday afternoon to follow-up questions regarding the crash.
They referred questions regarding Kapitanski’s employment status to the Shelburne Police Department. Shelburne Police Chief Michael Thomas did not immediately return an email and calls Monday afternoon.
