SNOW HILL, MD – 24-year-old Tyler Mailloux has been sentenced to ten years in prison, with all but 18 months suspended, following his conviction for the 2022 hit-and-run death of Gavin Knupp. Mailloux will also serve three years of probation after his active jail time, which begins after the March 19 sentencing in Worcester County Circuit Court. Mailloux pleaded guilty on February 25 to a felony charge of “failure to remain at the scene of an accident resulting in death.”
The charge carries a maximum of 10 years, and prosecutors had recommended the maximum sentence with all but 3 years and 227 days suspended. As part of his sentence, Mailloux will be required to complete 400 hours of community service within the first year of his release. If he violates probation, he could face the full 10-year sentence. The hit-and-run occurred on July 11, 2022, near Berlin, Maryland, and prompted a lengthy search for justice. Mailloux was charged in May 2023, following a complicated legal process that ultimately reached Maryland’s highest court.
