The Karen Read defense rested its case after testimony from their final witness who reiterated his opinion that the evidence does not support the prosecution’s theory that a vehicle strike

“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 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.

The Karen Read trial is continuing on Tuesday as Dr. Marie Russell is back on the stand for additional cross-examination after she first took the stand a day earlier to testify that she believed John O'Keefe's injuries were caused by a dog,

Karen Read has said her team will likely call its final witness on Tuesday, so there are not many more witnesses to be called by the defense.

A biomechanical engineer testifying for Karen Read's defense retakes the stand Wednesday morning. Follow live updates.

The Karen Read defense rested its case after testimony from their final witness, who reiterated his opinion that the evidence does not support the prosecution’s theory that a vehicle strike