UPDATE: Berlin Man Sentenced for Felony Hit-and-Run Incident Resulting in Death

UPDATE— 03/19/25:  24-year-old Tyler Mailloux of Berlin, Maryland, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a felony hit-and-run that resulted in the death of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp on July 11th, 2022. Judge Brett R. Wilson suspended all but 18 months of the sentence and ordered three years of supervised probation. While sentencing guidelines suggested 3 months to 4 years, prosecutors sought the maximum sentence of 10 years, with all but 3 years and 227 days suspended. Mailloux must also complete a driver improvement program, a victim impact panel, and 400 hours of community service. He has been in custody since pleading guilty on February 25th.

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A Berlin man–24-year-old Tyler Mailloux of Berlin, Maryland –has pleaded guilty to one felony count of failing to immediately stop his vehicle at the scene of an accident where he knew or should have known that the accident resulted in the death of another person. The hit-and-run collision, which occurred on the night of July 11th, 2022 on Gray’s Corner Road in Berlin, took the life of 14-year-old Gavin Knupp. The Honorable Judge Brett R. Wilson, retired Circuit Court Judge of Dorchester County, accepted Mailloux’s guilty plea on the record, and upon conviction, ordered Mailloux to be immediately remanded to the custody of the Worcester County Detention Center pending sentencing. Mailloux’s sentencing date has been scheduled for March 19th.