Island Pond Woman Reaches Plea Agreement in Fatal Accident Case Resulting in Deaths of Two Teenagers, Jury Already Selected

NEWPORT, Vt. – A plea agreement was reached by a 25-year-old woman from Island Pond, Katelyn Deslandes, just as the jury was selected. This came during the trial for charges stemming from a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two 18-year-olds, Logan Costa of Charleston and Taylor Warren of Lunenburg. Initially facing two felony charges of grossly negligent driving resulting in death, Deslandes agreed to plead guilty to two lesser charges of negligent driving …

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Single-Engine Plane Crash Near Green Pond Leaves Pilot Critically Injured

GREEN POND, S.C. — A pilot was critically injured after her single-engine plane crashed in rural Colleton County minutes after taking off from Beaufort Executive Airport on Jan. 2. The Colleton County Fire-Rescue reported that the plane experienced mechanical problems shortly after takeoff, causing the pilot to attempt to return to Beaufort. A property owner in Wiggins Road, about 12 miles south of Green Pond, reported hearing the plane strike several trees before nosediving into …

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