MA v. Karen Read Retrial Day 22 - CW Accident Reconstruction Welcher - How much were they paid?

Karen Read Retrial Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbUyvZas7gKOJlfL__9F027hlETVU-vo Retrial Day 23 - https://youtube.com/live/NqdL0Oq7uMA Retrial Day 21 - https://youtube.com/live/3DAtOqbCSh0 THE DOCKET 00:00 Welcome 1:00 Road So Far 4:00 What can Dr. Welcher testify to?--Judge Cannone Rules Prosecution Witnesses: 13:07 Direct examination continued:#38 Dr. Judson Welcher,  Accident Reconstructionist from Aperture 18:35 There are two theories on how the damage occurred to the Lexus?!? 21:10 If more than 8MPH, it is likely that the damage occurred by hitting John O'Keefe 22:55 John O'Keefe's injuries are consistent to being hit by an identical Lexus 23:24 Side swipe vs inline impact 34:30 Trigger Warning: graphic photos of an Exemplar Accident (NOT John O'Keefe) 41:06 Injures to John O'Keefe consistent with being struck by a Lexus identical to Karen Reed's 42:34 Cross Examination of Dr. Welcher 48:06 Truth can be subjective? 50:43 Applying the Scientific Method 53:43 Don't you apply the same peer reviewed methodology? 58:06 Discussion of biases 1:02:40 Isn't one of the first questions, "How did this happen?" 1:08:44 Should hypotheses be tested 1:12:26 Review of Trooper Paul's reports 1:15:25 Review of how much Aperture is being paid 1:22:10 The Commonwealth will pay Aperture $325K 1:32:38 When was the updated presentation created? 1:34:35 Emily explains how a witness should request to refer to a report 1:37:46 Back from Sidebar 1:39:46 How many times has your presentation been changed in the last 2 weeks? 1:45:33 Why did you make changes to your presentation in the middle of trial? 1:52:59 I don't care if it's new or old. I only care about the data. 1:56:36 Alessi asks to have all witnesses' monitors and computer turned off 2:03:08 EDR data from Lexus 2:20:00 Back to sidebar--Emily talks about why so many objections on the question 2:23:30 Back from sidebar. Biomechanical Engineer 2:36:00 Emily’s breakdown of the argument 2:38:00 Getting into the injuries 2:42:00 Problems with the study that Welcher used 2:52:20 Talking about place of rest 2:54:45 the height of the berm wasn’t factored into the reconstruction… 3:02:30 Court Break 3:03:45 Summary from the morning 3:15:00 Q&A 3:45:00 Emily is back 3:47:20 Cross resumes 3:57:50 how much force would it take to break an arm bone? 4:00:00 How much force is needed to break a bone in the hand? 4:14:23 Is there any part of the back of the Lexus that has the concentrated force to cause a fracture? 4:21:10 No fractures aside from the skull 4:27:20 Dr. Welcher asked about paint exercise 4:32:31 We might not have gotten different test results--we don't have enough information to conduct that test 4:36:00 What you don't have... 4:43:15 How many feet do you believe the SUV went in reverse? 5:02:00 Did you assume cars parked out front 34 Fairview? 5:03:55 Wouldn't there have been a collision between the Lexus and other parked cars? 5:13:07 The Lexus could have shot into space?!? 5:15:33 The lacerations on John O'Keefe's arm 5:23:45 The taillight would have to break and arm maintain contact 5:32:36 I'm trying to help you, but you gotta give me more... 5:48:53 Did you mention any of the other hypotheses in your direct examination? 5:51:34 Did you ever test if your hypotheses could be rejected? 5:56:04 Defense Direct Examination Voir Dire of Dr. Welcher 5:59:10 Drone Image 6:00:33 Diagram from Trooper Paul 6:07:55 Drone Images are from Massachusetts State Police File 6:16:34 Trooper Paul is in the Photos 6:18:40 Images from Dr. Scordi-Bello's report 6:20:22 Commonwealth cross examination 6:21:44 Did not rely on Trooper Paul's reports 6:22:21 Did not rely on Dr. Scordi-Bello's conclusion 6:23:11 Re-Direct in Voir Dire of Dr. Welcher 6:30:11 Summary of Day 22 6:42:09 Q&A Get Our FREE App: https://www.lawnerdapp.com Or get our Email Alerts: https://www.LawNerdAlert.com Mailing Address: Emily D. Baker 2000 Mallory Ln. St. 130-185, Franklin TN 37067 Business Inquiries: [email protected] LAW NERD MERCH! https://www.LawNerdShop.com Help with the Law Nerd Shop go to https://www.lawnerdshop.com/pages/contact LONG-FORM CONTENT https://www.youtube.com/@TheEmilyDBaker The Emily Show Podcast on YouTube: https://emilydbaker.com/TheEmilyShowPlaylist Apple Podcasts: https://emilydbaker.com/AppleTheEmilyShow On your favorite podcast player, Monday THE EMILY SHOW The Emily Show Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEmilyShow Case Briefs: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEmilyShow/playlists EMILY ON SOCIAL Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/TheEmilyDBaker Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEmilyDBaker *This video is not legal advice; it is commentary for educational and entertainment purposes. Some links shared are affiliate links; all sponsorships are stated in the video. Videos are based on publicly available information unless otherwise noted. Sharing a resource is not an endorsement; it is a resource. Copyright 2020-2025 Baker Media, LLC*