Briant Paula, 26
Methuen, Massachusetts
August 23, 2014
Agencies: Lowell Police Department Massachusetts
Cause of death: Vehicular
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview 
A 19-year-veteran of the local police was not only drunk during his head-on collision, unlicensed, with an open container and drunk-driving priors, but witnesses saw him trying to flee the scene, then he provided a false name to an investigator in another department. Paula died in the crash and his sister was seriously injured. The officer was charged with felony motor-vehicle homicide and lesser charges.
Legal Action
January 2016 Trial in April 2016
Additional Resources:
- https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/12/06/police-officers-accused-drunken-driving/SIQjxLuYvsE3661oqWHoLJ/story.html added March 17, 2016 12:19
- http://www.ooyuz.com/geturl?aid=10110937 added March 17, 2016 12:16
- http://www.wbur.org/2014/08/23/lowell-police-officer-charged-in-fatal-crash added March 17, 2016 12:11
- http://www.wbur.org/2014/09/18/lowell-officer-manslaughter added March 17, 2016 12:11
- http://valleypatriot.com/breaking-lowell-officer-eric-wayne-charged-with-vehicular-homicide-drunk-driving-in-early-morning-methuen-crash/ added March 17, 2016 12:10
- http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_26407340/witness-cop-charged-drunk-drive-fataltried-flee-accident added March 17, 2016 12:06