Karen Read's ambulance ride admission becomes flashpoint at second trial

Was John O'Keefe live to perceive the "last words" from Karen Read erstwhile helium died Jan. 29, 2022? That was a cardinal question prosecutors and her defence sought answers to Friday successful her retrial connected execution charges successful his death. 

Each broadside sought to acceptable them into the discourse of their respective cases.

During an ambulance thrust aft Read, Kerry Roberts and Jennifer McCabe recovered O'Keefe nether a heap of snowfall extracurricular different officer's house, Read told paramedics astir an statement she'd had with her boyfriend, some sides agree.

But a cardinal constituent of contention Friday arose during the grounds of a Canton firefighter and paramedic named Jason Becker.

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Karen Read speaks with her defence squad during her proceedings Friday, April 25, 2025, astatine Norfolk Superior Court successful Dedham, Mass.  (Josh Reynolds /New York Post via AP, Pool)

Prosecutors allege Read intentionally ran implicit O'Keefe aft a drunken statement and near him to dice during a snowstorm. She has pleaded not blameworthy to charges of murder, manslaughter and fleeing the scene, and her defence denies she struck him astatine all.

Read conceded extracurricular the courthouse that substance messages betwixt her and O'Keefe work successful tribunal Thursday depicted an "argument" she thought was "embarrassing" to person shared publicly.

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Special authoritative Hank Brennan portrayed the remark Becker mentioned arsenic a notation to an statement betwixt the two.

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"When you spoke to the defendant, and she shared with you that her past words with her ‘husband’ were (an) argument, wherefore didn't you inquire for much item astir that?" Brennan asked.

Becker and his partner, chap firefighter and paramedic Daniel Whitley, some testified they were nether the content she was the victim's woman erstwhile they responded to the incident.

Canton firefighter and paramedic Jason Becker testifies during the proceedings Friday, April 25, 2025, astatine Norfolk Superior Court successful Dedham, Mass.  (Josh Reynolds /New York Post via AP, Pool)

"I didn't consciousness it was my, you cognize — astatine the time, we went astir the telephone arsenic that we didn't deliberation we would beryllium witnesses successful a execution trial," Becker replied. "We were determination to enactment Karen and yet get her to the infirmary safely."

Alan Jackson, 1 of Read's defence attorneys, questioned whether Read's connection could person had antithetic context, thing she said implicit voicemail oregon earlier successful the evening.

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"Sir, erstwhile you wrote the study of your notes, to enactment into your report, bash you retrieve the connection ‘argument?'" Brennan asked.

"I did," Becker replied.

Defense lawyer David Yannetti gestures portion asking a question during the Karen Read proceedings successful Norfolk Superior Court Wednesday, April 24, 2025, successful Dedham, Mass.  (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool)

"Do you retrieve her really saying the connection ‘argument’?"

"I did," helium replied again. 

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"Do you retrieve her ever saying immoderate connection astir dependable messages?" Brennan asked.

"I did not," Becker said.

Becker agreed with Jackson, however, erstwhile helium asked if "earlier successful the night" could person referred to an statement with O'Keefe earlier successful the evening, specified arsenic astatine 6 p.m., 7 p.m., alternatively than astir midnight. 

Karen Read leaves Norfolk County Superior Court successful Dedham, Mass., Friday, April 25, 2025, astatine the extremity of the archetypal week of her 2nd proceedings connected execution charges successful the decease of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)

"Did she ever accidental whether oregon not she believed helium received her past words from her?" Jackson asked.

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"There were nary different details," Becker said. He besides testified that helium didn’t inquire her what her "last words" to O’Keefe were.

"But she did — erstwhile she was having this speech with you astir her past words to him — she did really instrumentality retired her telephone and amusement you a clump of missed calls to him astatine the aforesaid time, didn’t she?"

"She tried to, yes," helium said.

Karen Read’s parents permission County Superior Court successful Dedham, Mass., Friday, April 25, 2025. (David McGlynn for Fox News Digital)

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"In your mind, did you enactment 2 and 2 together, that what she was really talking astir were the missed calls and her being upset astir her past words to him being precise aggravated connected those missed calls, those voicemails. Did you enactment those 2 things together?"

"I didn't," Becker replied.

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Dr. Garrey Faller reviews the aesculapian grounds of suspect Karen Read arsenic helium testified during her proceedings Friday, April 25, 2025, successful Norfolk Superior Court successful Dedham, Mass.  (Josh Reynolds/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Dr. Garrey Faller besides tookx the basal Friday. He oversaw the pathology laboratory erstwhile Read arrived Jan. 29, 2022, the aforesaid greeting O'Keefe was recovered dead.

Faller testified Read had a humor intoxicant level of .093%. erstwhile infirmary unit collected a illustration conscionable aft 9 a.m.

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She and O'Keefe near the Waterfall Bar and Grille successful Canton astir midnight. Prosecutors played a clip Thursday from an interrogation successful which she discussed spiking her ain drinks with other shots.

Before the grounds kicked disconnected for the day, jurors were transported to presumption the transgression country astatine 34 Fairview Road successful Canton. Police besides towed successful Read's Lexus SUV to spot it successful the thoroughfare extracurricular the house, truthful jurors could spot it successful spot and wherever a breached taillight had been. 

The archetypal week of grounds is successful the books. The proceedings was initially expected to instrumentality six to 8 weeks.