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S1, EP148 "A Pedestrian Strike"
The Defense had more questions during the cross-examination of the State's crash reconstruction expert. He just finished telling jurors that he recreated the alleged hit-and-run that prosecutors believed killed John O'Keefe. Prosecutors hoped Trooper Joseph Paul would convince jurors that the death of John O'Keefe was no accident. He claimed this was a collision between a pedestrian and a car.
S1, EP149 "Challenging The Crash Expert"
Trooper Joseph Paul tried made clear to jurors that the evidence he examined was consistent with a collision involving a pedestrian. He also said that neither the blizzard conditions nor a car malfunction contributed to what happened to John O'Keefe. The Defense heated things up during the cross-examination. According to Trooper Paul, even if the car's mirrors were blocked or its backup camera was defective- an attentive and reasonable driver would not have reversed at a high rate of speed.
S1, EP150 "A Car's Key Cycle"
The long cross-examination of the State's crash reconstructionist was not over yet. Trooper Joseph Paul said that he was initially told that this was a pedestrian crash involving a Boston police officer and that the vehicle was going in reverse. This was before he began his work to figure out what happened to that officer, John O'Keefe. Next, jurors learned about the inner workings of a car while the State's crash expert was on the stand.
S1, EP151 "From Crash Expert To Cellphone Expert"
Jurors in Karen Read's murder trial learned more about what happened to the car the defendant was driving the morning Boston police officer John O'Keefe lost his life. The state's crash reconstructionist wrapped up his long testimony. The defense dismissed his conclusion that the evidence he examined showed John O'Keefe was hit by a car and then project 30 feet into the snow. Next, more cellphone data as key evidence against Read.
S1, EP147 "Reconstructing The Deadly Car Crash"
The crash expert testifying for the State confirmed that he did road tests with a Lexus SUV which is the type of vehicle the defendant had. Prosecutors alleged that Karen read intentionally hit John O'Keefe with her car by making a three-point turn and reversing into him. Photos and video clips of the crash reconstruction were presented to the jury. On the stand was state Trooper Joseph Paul who put together that recreation of what he concluded happened to the victim.
S1, EP146 "Reversing At High Speed"
Jurors learned the ranges of how fast Karen Read's SUV may have been going when prosecutors said it hit John O'Keefe. On the stand was Joseph Paul, a crash reconstructionist, who examined the defendant's car and performed road tests. Jurors listened intently to this expert's testimony. According to Trooper Paul's data, Karen Read's car moved forward slightly, shifted to reverse and accelerated more than 20 miles-per-hour into John O'Keefe.
S1, EP145 "Recreating The Fatal Hit-And-Run"
The jury heard about the examination into her SUV. Prosecutors considered this the murder weapon in the death of John O'Keefe. On the stand was a crash reconstruction expert because the State alleged she killed him in a hit and run. State Trooper Joseph Paul told the jury that the Karen Read's car accelerated to over 20 miles-per-hour in the snow right before it allegedly hit her boyfriend.
S1, EP144 "The Crash Reconstructionist"
A crash reconstruction expert testified for the State. Massachusetts State Trooper Joseph Paul was tasked to analyze the condition of her car during the investigation into the death of John O'Keefe. Jurors would decide later whether his conclusions proved the defendant caused her boyfriend's death. This crime scene reconstruction included a series of images and crime scene photos to help in his analysis of what happened to the victim.
