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Police allegedly tried to stop speeding driver before fatal crash

FARMINGTON, Maine — Police in Maine say a deputy tried to stop a man for speeding before he caused a fatal accident. Oxford County Police say 23-year-old Ethan John Rioux-Poulios, of Woodstock, is responsible for the crash that killed 70-year-old John Pikiell, of Norway, on Route 26 Monday. The Portland Press Herald reports a deputy tried to stop Rioux-Poulios, who was going 87 mph in a 55-mph zone, but lost sight of the vehicle. [Subscribe to our free morning newsletter and get the latest headlines in your inbox] Authorities say another person flagged him down and told him about the accident.

 

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