Mass. man sentenced in vehicle death, more, in 2024 Wells crash
BIDDEFORD, Maine – A Brighton, Massachusetts man, Oguzhan Cildir, 26, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, with all but 5.5 years suspended, in connection with a multiple-vehicle crash on I-95 in Wells in 2024 that killed one person and seriously injured another.
York County District Attorney Kathryn Slattery said the sentence, handed up by York County Superior Court Judge James Martemucci at York Judicial Center in Biddeford on Nov. 10, also includes 4 years probation.
According to a news release issued by Slattery’s office, Cildir pleaded guilty to manslaughter, aggravated assault, two counts of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and aggravated driving to endanger.
“According to the investigation, on April 26, 2024, Mr. Cildir was traveling southbound on Interstate 95 in Wells when he cut across several lanes of traffic, entered the inside breakdown lane striking several vehicles and causing the victims’ vehicle to roll over, coming to final rest upside down on the highway,”
Slattery said in the news release. Gloria Cascio, 53, was killed in the crash, and passenger Vincent Cascio was seriously injured.
The investigation was conducted by the Maine State Police, with assistance from the state police reconstruction unit.
Slattery offered her thanks to the Maine State Police for the many hours they invested in the investigation, and the emergency response team members who provided life-saving medical treatment to those injured in the crash.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Matthew Richwalder.
