Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BENNINGTON â A Bennington County sheriffâs deputy who crashed his patrol vehicle into an SUV in February was fined after pleading no contest to two traffic violations. The sheriffâs office said the deputy resigned after the crash. Eaden Ryan, 23, of Pawlet, accepted responsibility Friday for two traffic tickets: failing to drive on the right side of the road, as well as driving at an imprudent speed under the road conditions. At a brief hearing in the Judicial Bureau, the court consented to reducing Ryanâs fine from $440 to $150 for both tickets, as part of his plea agreement with the state. Judge Howard Kalfus also ordered that four points be deducted from his driverâs license.