NORTH READING – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and North Reading Chief of Police Mark Zimmerman have announced that Matthew Sweeney, 21, of Paxton has been indicted by the Middlesex County Grand Jury for two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of felony motor vehicle homicide, operating under the influence and operating to endanger in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on August 22, 2026, in North Reading.
The investigation showed that at approximately 10:45 pm on the 22nd, Sweeney was operating an Acura MDX erratically and at speeds close to 100 mph on Route 28 when he collided with another vehicle, a Honda Accord, that was stopped at a red light. As a result of the crash the Honda became engulfed in flames. First responders and a Good Samaritan attempted to get the occupants out of the car but two victims died on scene. Those victims have been identified as 35-year-old Samir Naili and his 8-year-old daughter, Kashmira Naili, both of Andover.
The case was investigated by the North Reading Police Department in connection with the Massachusetts State Police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.
Sweeney will be arraigned on October 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn.