POWNAL, Vt. — A Stamford woman has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash after police said she hit a parked vehicle at a trailer park in Pownal and drove away, the Vermont State Police said Wednesday.

Troopers from the Shaftsbury barracks were told of the crash on Sept. 30, after it had already happened, at Burdick's Trailer Park in Pownal, according to the state police. Their investigation found that Jessica Cote, 34, of Stamford, struck a parked vehicle and then left, police said.

The state police identified the victim as Cassandra Simmons, 37, of Pownal. The release did not say whether anyone was hurt or describe the damage.

Cote was not jailed. She was issued a citation to appear Nov. 30 in Vermont Superior Court in Bennington to answer the charge of leaving the scene of a crash, police said.

The charge is an allegation, and Cote is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

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