Read was acquitted of the death-related charges and convicted of operating under the influence.
What the record shows
The jury returned not-guilty verdicts on second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a fatal collision. It returned a guilty verdict on the lesser OUI offense.
Key facts
- Second-degree murder
- Not guilty
- OUI manslaughter
- Not guilty
- Leaving a fatal collision
- Not guilty
- Operating under the influence
- Guilty
Limits and disputed context
The archive's prosecution-focused selection does not alter the recorded verdict. No entry labels a disputed collision as a judicially established event.
S01: Verdict and sentencing in the second trial
Verdict and sentence paragraphs; article updated June 20, 2025.
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