Prosecutors rested their case Thursday morning after accident reconstructionist Judson Welcher finished his testimony and left the stand. Judge Beverly Cannone sent the jury out of the courtroom for a brief recess at about 11:25 a.m. and spoke with the attorneys at sidebar.

Prosecutors rested their case after Dr. Judson Welcher, a crash reconstructionist expert with Aperture LLC, was dismissed from the stand after three days. He most notably testified to the prosecution that damage to Read’s SUV was “consistent with a collision” involving O’Keefe if the vehicle was moving faster than 8 mph.

Prosecutors’ crash reconstruction expert testified about the sudden acceleration Read’s SUV made and what injuries are consistent with a car crash.