Top state officials promise to fix a blind spot in the law that did not clearly require the court system to notify the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that a driver had been convicted of killing someone on the roadway.
Ethan Rioux-Poulios
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Update: Oxford County chase and crash reveals ‘systemic problem’ in license suspension system
The Secretary of State’s Office vows better tracking and follow-up of troublesome cases, and pushes the state courts to improve cooperation in keeping problem drivers off the road.
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Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Bureaucratic error: Driver in bad crash in Oxford County shouldn’t have had a license
Convicted last summer of vehicular manslaughter, Ethan Rioux-Poulios should have been barred from driving for a decade. But an error by the courts and the BMV allowed him to keep his license. On Friday, he critically injured a woman in a police chase that ended in a wreck.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Woodstock man appears in court, denies charges in Friday chase
A prosecutor said Ethan Rioux-Poulios’ alleged conduct is “eerily” similar to factors underlying his manslaughter conviction from last year.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Woodstock man identified as driver in destructive Oxford County chase; Portland woman in critical condition
Authorities Saturday morning released the name of the driver and more details on the Friday afternoon chase.
Posted inOxford Hills
Fiery crash in Paris leads to police chase
A crash on Oxford Street left several people injured and was followed by a chase before the suspect was arrested in Oxford.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Woodstock man to serve 2 years of 7-year manslaughter sentence
The driver’s license of the defendant, who pleaded guilty Thursday, will be suspended indefinitely.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Woodstock man charged with manslaughter freed after more than a year in jail
Ethan Rioux-Poulios’ bail was reduced after his lawyer argued that the bail amount was excessive and the coronavirus pandemic was delaying resolution of the case.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Police: Deputy tried to stop suspect’s car before fatal Woodstock crash
Ethan Rioux-Poulios’ bail was set at $100,000 cash in a Franklin County court Tuesday. His father, John Poulios, was charged with hindering apprehension.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
May 2019: Man, 23, arrested in connection with Woodstock fatal hit-and-run
PARIS — A 23-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident Monday in Woodstock and charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash that resulted in death. Sheriff’s deputies and Maine State Police took Ethan Rioux-Poulios into custody on Jackson Crossing Road in West Paris, shortly after 10 a.m., […]