BERLIN – Charges were filed last Friday in the fatal hit-and-run involving a local teen last summer.
Last Friday, 17 charges were filed against Tyler Allen Mailloux, 22, of Berlin in Gavin Knupp’s death last July. Knupp was 14 years when he was struck and killed by an unidentified motorist in a black Mercedes crossing Greys Corner Road as a pedestrian July 11, 2022.
Charges filed by State’s Attorney Kris Heiser’s office in Worcester County Circuit Court on April 28 were failure to immediately stop vehicle at scene of accident involving bodily injury, two counts of violation of knew, reasonably knew accident might result in serious bodily injury and injury occurred, failure to immediately return and remain at scene of accident involving bodily injury, failure to immediately stop vehicle at scene of accident involving death, two counts of violation of knew, reasonably knew accident might result in death & death occurred, failure to immediately return and remain at scene of accident involving death, two counts of failure of driver involved in accident to render reasonable assistance to injured person, two counts of failure of vehicle driver in accident to report bodily injury, death, attending vehicle damage, property damage to nearest police, failure of vehicle driver involved in accident to give insurance policy information and four counts of failure vehicle driver within 15 days after accident result in body injury, death to furnish required report to administration.
Under Maryland’s Transportation code, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in bodily injury is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of $5,000. The maximum penalty jumps to 10 years in prison and $10,000 when the accident results in death.
On Monday morning, Gavin’s father Ray posted on the “Do It For Gavin – Justice for Gavin” Facebook page Monday morning, “Times up Tyler Mailloux. Charges are filed. #f—youtyler #seeyouincourt”
Looks like a lot of charges for negotiation. This case will be watered down to traffic violations with no criminal convictions.
Now on to the Russel Kimball case, any charges there yet?
These are traffic charges-some carry up to 10 years in prison…felonies….add up the years this guy could get…pretty substantial! He’ s charged with what the police investigation would have shown…
What about conspiracy to withhold and hide evidence in the homicide of a minor
Jeez get over yourself
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Age or IQ ??? Never mind it’s obvious
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Want to take a guess 6:28 ?🤗🤗
It took time and patience to get charges to what transpired that are provable.
States attorney and attorneys had to dig deep to land a slew of charges. Now lets get a good ADA to hammer home a good prosecution since murder 1 is not provable.
Tyler – come home, be a man and turn yourself in.
He would never be charged with murder. Murder means it was premeditated and done on purpose. The most he would get would be vehicular manslaughter.
So where is the vehicular manslaughter charge? Gavin really is dead.
Dear Readers,
Having read the comments posted, as well as knowing the outrage and anger over this situation, I wanted to post a few considerations. First, despite what the community (and family) would like, the State’s Attorney has charged this individual with what she and her team could prove. It goes without saying that many would have liked to have seen different charges than those filed, but given how this played out it is all she has left to work with.
Given the charges, I would imagine the SA and the defendant’s attorney have already worked out a plea bargain and I further imagine that plea bargain is what is keeping the mother and her boyfriend our of the charging documents.
Regarding a civil court action, I personally think it highly unlikely. I would imagine that a settlement has already been worked out by now and will not be disclosed to the public. From this point, I would expect
i didn’t drive a mercedes when i was 22
At almost 50, I still don’t drive a Mercedes.
Rich and well to do!
I predict probation before judgement and community service, it even that.
There will be no justice and probably no jail time.
Time to bring back lynching.
Bring back public hanging!
I predict the same verdict 7:39. The well to do have a legal system of the own. It helps when you are friends with county prosecutors also.