Driver unharmed after Brook Road crash in Shelburne

SHELBURNE — Police say the driver who crashed into a ravine off Brook Road Thursday night was uninjured.

Shelburne Police Detective Tucker Jenkins said the Shelburne Police and Fire departments were contacted at 7:12 p.m. to respond to a report of a white vehicle in the Hinsdale Brook. The driver, a woman in her early 20s, reportedly told first responders that while she was driving east toward Colrain Road, a deer jumped into the road and she swerved to avoid hitting it. She was the vehicle’s sole occupant.

She drove off the road and lost control of the vehicle, which rolled over twice before settling in the brook, approximately 20 yards from the road, according to Jenkins.

By 8:12 p.m., the driver had already left and her vehicle had been pulled out of the Hinsdale Brook by Koch’s Automotive of Greenfield.

“It’s a really fortunate turnout,” Jenkins said. “We’re happy that she’s uninjured and at home.”

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