Pedestrian struck and killed by hit-and-run driver on Main…

Pedestrian Hit West Rutland Vermont in West Rutland, Vermont: On June 26, 2026, at approximately 5:25 a.m., Vermont State Police troopers from the Rutland Barracks were notified of a deceased male lying in the grass off the north side of Main Street in the Town of West Rutland. Investigation determined that pedestrian Pierro was walking west on Main Street when he was struck by a passing vehicle. The operator and vehicle failed to stop and have not yet been identified. Pierro was pronounced deceased at the scene and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Burlington. The Vermont State Police Crash Investigation Unit, West Rutland Fire Department, Regional Ambulance Service, and the Vermont State Police Victim Services Unit assisted.