Jurors in the Karen Read murder trial visit scene of Boston cops death

Jurors in the Karen Read murder case went on a field trip Friday — to the Massachusetts crime scene where she allegedly backed up into her cop boyfriend with her SUV and left him to die in the snow.The panel of 18 jurors was brought by bus to the Canton home where Read allegedly dropped off her Boston Police Officer boyfriend John O’Keefe before drunkenly backing into him with her Lexus SUV and leaving him for dead as a snowstorm was rolling in.The jury was also shown Read’s Lexus SUV, allegedly used to hit him, parked outside the 34 Fairview Road home — where O’Keefe’s cop buddy Brian Albert lived and where Read allegedly dropped him off after a night of drinking on Jan.29, 2022.Prosecutors asked jurors to pay attention to the front yard — especially near the fire hydrant and flag pole — while the defense told jurors to focus on the distance between the lawn and the home’s front doors, windows and driveway, according to Boston.com.Read’s lawyers wanted jurors to visit the crime scene — with Read’s Lexus parked — to assess for themselves whether O’Keefe’s injuries were consistent with having been hit by the SUV.The cop suffered multiple skull fractures, two black eyes and a cut to the back of his head.

He also had scratches on his arms.His cause of death was ruled as blunt impact injuries to the head and hypothermia.The visit lasted roughly 10 minutes before the panel members were brought back to the courthouse to hear testimony from a doctor and a paramedic.Dr.

Garrey Faller took the witness stand explaining he worked as a pathologist and former laboratory medical director at Good Samaritan Medical Center where Read’s blood alcohol level was tested, according to a report by Boston.com.He said her blood was drawn at 9 a.m., hours after the alleged crime, and it registered at 93 mg/dL — in a test that is “very very accurate.” The legal limit is .08% or 80mg/dL.The last witness Friday was from firefighter and paramedic Jason Bec...