Controversial testimony continued Monday morning when the Karen Read trial resumed.
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By Lauren Melendez • Published 23 mins ago • Updated 2 mins ago
Controversial testimony is expected to continue Monday morning when the
Karen Read trial resumes.
The last person to take the stand Friday will be the first to testify -- that's Trooper Joseph Paul, a crash reconstruction expert with Massachusetts State Police. His testimony so far has caused some tension in the courtroom.
He answered questions during a heated cross examination about what he makes of a controversial video showing Read backing into John O'Keefe's vehicle, which was parked at her home.
The defense says it's what caused her taillight to crack, adding that police had something to do with O'Keefe's death and then framing Read for murder.
The prosecution argues that Read's SUV was damaged after she backed it into O'Keefe on Fairview Road in Canton, Massachusetts, killing the Boston cop.
Trooper Paul explained Friday why he believes the potential collision in the video could not have damaged Read's SUV as the defense says.
“So if the taillight breaks it should leave some sort of scratching, maybe a dent, some sort of damage to the vehicle should have occurred.”
Read's defense pointed out the trooper never did a test where he backed a Lexus against a Traverse and said he "misread almost every piece of data collected in the investigation."
Everything happened without the jury there, as Judge Beverly Cannone asked for a preview of this new testimony, but Paul will be back on the stand Monday morning.