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Accident reconstruction expert testifies in Karen Read case [Video]

KATIE AND ANTOINETTE. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION IST, WHO IS CURRENTLY TESTIFYING, IS TESTIFYING FOR THE DEFENSE, BUT HE WAS ACTUALLY RETAINED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THIS CASE, SPECIFICALLY THE FBI. NOW, THE JUDGE HAS RULED THAT THE JURY DOES NOT NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT FACT IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE MERIT OF HIS TESTIMONY. DANIEL WOLFE, PHD, HAS A BACKGROUND IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS. DOCTOR WOLFE TOLD THE JURY ABOUT EXTENSIVE TESTING, INCLUDING THE USE OF A PNEUMATIC CANNON, THAT HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES AT A FIRM CALLED AKA DID IN THIS CASE, DEFENSE ATTORNEY ALAN JACKSON ASKED HIM FOR HIS CONCLUSION. ESSENTIALLY, IS THE DAMAGE ON KAREN REID’S SUV CONSISTENT WITH A PEDESTRIAN STRIKE? IN THIS CASE, THE VICTIM, JOHN O’KEEFE. IN YOUR EXPERT OPINION, BASED ON ALL YOUR TESTING, IS THE DAMAGE TO THE TAILLIGHT THAT YOU SAW CONSISTENT WITH STRIKING A HUMAN …

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