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After Three Months, Still No Charges for Illegal Alien Who Caused Car Crash That Killed Maine Woman

Edward TomicBy Edward TomicAugust 1, 2024Updated:August 1, 20244 Comments3 Mins Read1K Views
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Over three months since an illegal alien caused a car crash on I-95 in Wells that left a Maine woman dead and her husband in critical condition, authorities remain silent on the investigation and on whether the migrant will ever be charged with a crime.

[RELATED: Man Involved in Four-Car Crash That Left Maine Woman Dead Entered U.S. Illegally in January: Oguzhan Cildir…]

On the morning of Friday, April 26, police and emergency vehicles responded to a four-car pileup near Exit 20 on I-95 in Wells.

According to a Maine Department of Public Safety (DPS) statement at the time, an initial investigation found that 23-year-old Oguzhan Cildir caused the crash when he struck a minivan and a pickup truck while driving a Toyota Prius.

A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation informed the Maine Wire that Cildir did not have a driver’s license and that Maine State Police (MSP) on-site called a local U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official after quickly learning that Cildir was in the U.S. without legal status.

The source also told the Maine Wire that at least five eyewitnesses told MSP troopers that Cildir was operating his Prius recklessly and at a high rate of speed prior to causing the multi-vehicle crash.

The driver of the pickup truck, 53-year-old Gloria Cascio of Albion, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband, in critical condition, had to be transported to Maine Medical Center via helicopter.

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security Official told the Maine Wire that the CBP’s resident agent in Albion was contacted when Cildir was arrested at the scene of the accident because the arresting agency found that he “had immigration status from when he crossed on the Southwest border.”

The arresting agency then reportedly turned the illegal alien over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement Removal Operations (ICE-ERO) for further processing.

It has been 97 days since the crash, and York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery and the Maine State Police (MSP) have not confirmed whether Cildir has, or will ever be, charged in relation to the crash.

A source with knowledge of the investigation told the Maine Wire in May that the State Police were still awaiting a toxicology report to determine whether Cildir was operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.

[RELATED: Toxicology Questions Linger Over Illegal Alien Who Caused Car Crash That Killed Maine Woman…]

Slattery stated on Wednesday that the matter remains under investigation by the Maine State Police, and denied claims from a law enforcement source that her office is treating Cildir differently due to his immigration status.

A spokesperson for the Maine DPS told the Maine Wire on Thursday that the investigating State Trooper handling Cildir’s case is currently on vacation, but that the agent is waiting for the reconstruction report on the crash to be finalized.

Once that report is finalized, the spokesperson said, it will go to the York County District Attorney for a review on charges.

Federal officials have not responded to the Maine Wire’s inquiries as to whether Cildir has, in fact, been deported.

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Edward Tomic

Edward Tomic is a reporter for The Maine Wire based in Southern Maine. He grew up near Boston, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Boston University. He can be reached at [email protected]

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sandy feet
sandy feet
1 year ago

Still no news about the Saco shooters. 4th shooter still at large.
What are the town officals doing>

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Randolph Saunders
Randolph Saunders
1 year ago

If I had been investigating a car crash for 97 days, I’d need a vacation, too. I call BS on the excuse.

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SteveL
SteveL
1 year ago

Interesting, the state police can’t make a move for now over a hundred days on the accident that caused the death of a woman and left her husband in critical condition? Oh that’s right he’s another one of those ‘new Mainer’s’ that seem to have a get out of jail free card from MSP, just like all those illegal pot farms run by illegal chinese communists! One might wonder if the MSP have orders from the governor “to keep hands off those illegals”? Seems that right now the only thing that the MSP do is stop speeders and ride around, because they have had hands off of the 300+ illegal chinese pot farms and they don’t seem to be interested in anything to do with illegals in anyway, shape, or form! So what is it, who’s going to pull back the curtain on the good ole boys country club? Either they need to step up and be the top cops or do away with them and beef up the sheriff’s departments statewide seeing that they have been doing the heavy lifting and busting the illegal chinese pot farms!

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Sam Brady
Sam Brady
1 year ago

Are you seeing what is going on in the UK ? That is exactly what is happening here ….. BIPOCS kill Whites and the State is OK with it ….It is time to Tribe up White people or face extinction .

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