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Karen Read Retrial Enters Final Week as Reconstruction Expert Returns

Defense expert Daniel Wolfe will return to the stand to dispute the prosecution’s crash reconstruction linking Read’s SUV to the fatal injuries of Boston officer John O’Keefe.

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Overview

  • The retrial enters its final week of testimony with the prosecution having rested its case.
  • Daniel Wolfe, an ARCCA crash reconstruction specialist, testified that damage patterns on a Lexus SUV did not match those expected from striking a person.
  • Prosecutors presented extensive forensic analysis tying Read’s SUV to O’Keefe’s death outside a house party in Canton, Massachusetts.
  • Read’s defense maintains she was framed in a police conspiracy and alleges O’Keefe was beaten inside the home before his body was placed on the lawn.
  • Read, free on bail after a hung jury in 2024, faces charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene.