OXFORD COUNTY, Maine — The man accused of killing his wife last year while she was driving in Oxford County has been sentenced.

David Gaudreau of Greenwood pleaded not guilty in March of this year to one count of intentional or knowing murder in the death of his wife, Dale Gaudreau, on May 28, 2024.

However, he changed his plea to guilty and was sentenced Friday in Oxford County Superior Court to 45 years in prison, according to a report published in the Sun Journal.

Oxford County dispatchers received several calls shortly after 7 p.m. on May 28 all reporting a crash on Auburn Road in Peru, Maine State Police shared in a news release issued May 29, 2024.

"Callers reported a truck stopped next to a car and fired a gun into the car," the release stated.

When emergency responders ar

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