Karen Read's defense calls its 1st witness
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On Friday, the first day of Read’s defense, the jury heard from a vehicle data expert and accident reconstructionist who examined the findings of a pair of prosecution experts. The defense will call its next witness when the trial resumes at 9 a.m. Monday.
Prosecutors’ crash reconstruction expert testified about the sudden acceleration Read’s SUV made and what injuries are consistent with a car crash.
Weighing in on prosecutors' theory that Karen Read backed her SUV into John O'Keefe, Judson Welcher opined, “That is what happened.”
Karen Read pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe and is facing a retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict last year.
The Karen Read trial continues on Wednesday, which marks the 20th day of testimony in the controversial murder case. Christine Hanley, a forensic expert with the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab,
Read, 45, is accused of ramming into her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowstorm back in January 2022. She has been charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating a vehicle under the influence, and leaving the scene of a crime.