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A voir dire hearing is expected in the afternoon to vet two crash reconstructionists from ARCCA Inc.
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More witnesses are expected on the stand Monday as Karen Read stands trial again in the death of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe.
Jurors will have a half day in court, as a voir dire hearing is expected in the afternoon to vet two crash reconstructionists from ARCCA Inc. Daniel Wolfe and Andrew Rentschler previously testified for Read’s defense, opining that O’Keefe’s fatal head injuries weren’t consistent with getting hit by a car, contrary to prosecutors’ version of events.
Read, 45, is accused of drunkenly and deliberately backing her SUV into O’Keefe while dropping him off at a house party in Canton early on Jan. 29, 2022. But while prosecutors allege Read left O’Keefe to die in the snow, her lawyers claim she was framed in a widespread law enforcement coverup. They contend O’Keefe was actually beaten inside the home, attacked by the homeowner’s dog, and ultimately dumped outside in the snow.
Read’s first trial ended with a mistrial last July after jurors returned deadlocked. Her second trial began last week.
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