佛蒙特州多条公路被人放置铁蒺藜扎破车胎：6名驾驶人中招，州警调查并征集线索
佛蒙特州警察局11月13日通报，该州奥尔良县Jay镇一带的多条公共公路近日被人放置铁蒺藜，已有多辆车轧过后爆胎；州警正在调查此事，并呼吁驾驶人提高警惕、提供线索。案件编号26A5006524。
通报说，11月12日晚间约6时23分，州警Derby分局接报，佛蒙特州242号公路Jay镇路段的路面被人放置三角形金属物，过往车辆的轮胎因此受损。此后，州警又陆续接到报告，在Jay、Westfield与Lowell三镇的公路上发现同类物品。铁蒺藜是一种带多个尖角的金属物，无论以何种角度落地总有一角朝上，车辆轧过即被扎破。
截至通报时，已有6名驾驶人报告轧到疑似铁蒺藜后爆胎。州警表示，这类物品对驾驶人构成严重安全风险，可能造成车辆损坏、车辆失控甚至重伤。
州警提醒，行经受影响路段的驾驶人要保持警惕；发现疑似铁蒺藜时不要用手直接触碰，更不要冒着风险进入行车道捡拾，应立即联系州警。知情者可拨打Derby分局电话802-334-8881提供线索。
Caltrops Scattered on Vermont Roads Puncture Tires of Six Motorists; State Police Investigating
The Vermont State Police said on November 13 that metal caltrops have been placed on several public highways in Orleans County, Vermont, puncturing the tires of multiple passing vehicles. Troopers are investigating and are asking motorists to remain vigilant and share information. The case number is 26A5006524.
According to the release, at about 6:23 p.m. on November 12 the Derby Barracks received a report that triangular metal objects had been placed in the roadway on Vermont Route 242 in the town of Jay, damaging the tires of passing vehicles. Since then, troopers have received additional reports of similar objects on roadways in Jay, Westfield and Lowell. Caltrops are sharp, multi-pointed metal objects designed to puncture tires when driven over.
Six motorists have reported flat tires after driving over the suspected caltrops. The state police said the objects pose a significant safety risk to motorists and could result in vehicle damage, loss of control, or serious injury.
Troopers urged motorists traveling through the affected areas to remain vigilant, to avoid handling any suspected caltrop with bare hands, and not to put themselves at risk by trying to retrieve objects from an active roadway. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Derby Barracks at 802-334-8881.
来源：佛蒙特州警察局
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图片来源：图：从佛蒙特州Lowell望向Jay Peak一带（Wikimedia Commons，From the nek 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0）。 / Photo: Jay Peak seen from Lowell, Vermont (Wikimedia Commons, by From the nek, CC BY-SA 3.0).
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