Briant Paula, 26, killed in head-on crash with alleged drunk driver Eric Wayne, 41, on Riverside Drive in Methuen, Massachusetts

A Lowell police officer has been charged with drunken driving in a crash early Saturday morning that killed a Lawrence man. 26-year-old Briant Paula of Lawrence, was trapped in his car and firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to reach him. Paula suffered massive trauma and was taken to Lawrence General Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Eric Wayne, a Lowell police officer, refused medical treatment and was arrested on charges of motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation, a marked lanes violation, and having an open container of alcohol, Methuen police said. Wayne is being held on $100,000 cash bail pending his arraignment at Lawrence District Court.