“I don’t believe that’s consistent with the evidence and what occurred,” Rentschler replied. Rentschler was the final defense witness, just as he was during Read’s first trial last summer. After he left the stand, Jackson announced Read’s defense would rest its case subject to a final ruling on evidence.

For the second time in a week, Judge Beverly Cannone denied Karen Read's attorneys' request for a mistrial after they accused the prosecution of misconduct.

Karen Read's defense concluded with expert witness Dr. Andrew Rentschler testifying that Boston cop John O'Keefe's injuries were inconsistent with being struck by Read's SUV.

For weeks, all appearances were that prosecutors would call witnesses as part of a brief rebuttal case in the Karen Read retrial, giving them the opportunity to get the last word after damaging testimony from expert witnesses for the defense.

Karen Read's defense could rest its case on Wednesday, allowing the prosecution to call the final witnesses before the jury begins deliberations.

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DEDHAM, Mass. (WJAR) — A crash reconstruction expert took the stand Friday at the Karen Read murder trial in Norfolk Superior Court. The defense’s case is expected to wrap up next week. Speed 00:01 00:00 NBC 10's Katie Benoit reports that the defense called its own crash reconstruction expert to the stand Friday.

The defense expert described his own testing methods, which included the use of a crash-dummy arm, calling it "the gold standard" for such analyses.

Jurors heard from a trio of witnesses on Monday, including an accident reconstruction expert and a medical examiner hired by the defense. The medical examiner resumes her testimony under direct examination Tuesday morning.