MA - Professor Karen Read, 43, charged with murdering police officer boyfriend John O'Keefe by hitting him with car, Canton, 14 Apr 2023 #12

[arielilane]

@BienickWCVB

Rentschler says in a collision involving a vehicle travelling 24 mph, you would expect to see fractures and other "significant injuries."


12:25 PM · Jun 24, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@JHall7news

This is moving right along. This may be the last witness in this trial. Dr Andrew Rentschler of ARCCA - another expert hired by the feds and testifying here - is now on the stand. He is defense witness 6. He is director of biomechanics - but his testimony is limited.

The Judge has said In Mass only doctors can offer an opinion on cause of death. Rentschler looks at how the human body reacts to an application of force.

 

[jepop]

What was Lally trying to prove here? The lighting had nothing to do with what the expert did.

smoke and mirrors I guess

 

[arielilane]

The juror who had a confused look on her face has it again. She might be wondering who hired these reconstruction experts if not the Commonwealth or Defense

https://twitter.com/x/status/1805276407691407781

 

[arielilane]

@BienickWCVB

Rentschler says injuries to O'Keefe's head are not consistent with being struck by a vehicle. Says in that case there would like be spine and other injuries.


12:28 PM · Jun 24, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@TedDanielnews

Dr. Andrew Rentschler tells AJ injuries to JO not consistent with being hit at 24 mph :

"24 mph,you start to see fractures, ligament and tendon damage... leg and knee... At that speed you are going to produce up 1k force on the body"


12:27 PM · Jun 24, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@SueNBCBoston

He explains; it’s unlikely that a person would be standing in a way to get a head injury, there would be more damage to the taillight


12:28 PM · Jun 24, 2024

 

[Moonstrawbs]

Rentschler says if the damage to JO's skull was caused by a vehicle, you would expect other fractures and injuries to his body... very damning and something that I think a lot of us thought anyways! jmo.

 

[arielilane]

@BienickWCVB

"It's inconsistent for a number of reasons," Rentschler says about the possibility of a motor-vehicle collision.


12:31 PM · Jun 24, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@SueNBCBoston

Are the same fleeces at play for an outstretched arm?
-yes
Arms weigh the same as heads
Would you expect more damage to the taillight at 24 mph?
-yes

Would striking a head on the pavement cause the injuries you saw?
-yes


Sidebar

The juror who fidgets & is very expressive has her small fan with her again.

 

[nodamselindistress]

The FBI sure knows great experts, wow! This guy, Rentschler, is very convincing.

 

[arielilane]

@BienickWCVB

Rentschler says the head injuries could have been caused by being knocked the ground. Says any snow on the ground would have soften the blow.

Rentscher says an arm hit by a car travelling at 24mph would have caused fractures, bruises and other more significant injuries.

 

[Moonstrawbs]

@BienickWCVB

Rentschler says the head injuries could have been caused by being knocked the ground. Says any snow on the ground would have soften the blow.

Rentscher says an arm hit by a car travelling at 24mph would have caused fractures, bruises and other more significant injuries.

This is such a good point! The snow, you know seeing as Lally liked to point out the weather conditions 347832 each trial day...

 

[housewife]

why did lally get to bring in the "i hit him" card

Because Judge Bev allowed in hearsay from the CW.

 

[arielilane]

@SueNBCBoston

If you presume that an arm was struck by a taillight of a vehicle traveling 24 mph, what would you expect to see?- fractions, deep contusions, lacerations. These injuries are abrasions, surface, and the go in the same direction.


12:37 PM · Jun 24, 2024

 

[Moonstrawbs]

Damning testimony here from Rentschler!

 

[Chelly]

Could FBI be the "outside agency" that hired ARCA? Why is name of agency being kept a secret?

 

[arielilane]

@KristinaRex

Dr. Rentschler does not think the abrasians on John O'Keefe's arm would be consistent at all with being hit by a car.


12:37 PM · Jun 24, 2024

 

[CTPDMom]

Sidebar

The juror who fidgets & is very expressive has her small fan with her again.

LOL... she's probably of a 'certain age'. A lot of us carry fans with us!

 

[Moonstrawbs]

Could FBI be the "outside agency" that hired ARCA? Why is name of agency being kept a secret?

This is what I want to know!