A judge has declared a mistrial in the murder trial of a Massachusetts woman accused of drunkenly driving into her police officer boyfriend and leaving him to die. The accused, Karen Read, faced charges of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death. The case featured accusations of a vast police cover-up and investigative misconduct.
After a deadlocked jury twice indicated they could not reach a verdict, the judge overseeing the trial directed jurors to continue deliberations. The jury of six men and six women had been considering a verdict since last Tuesday, weighing evidence in a case involving accusations of a police cover-up and improper conduct from a lead investigator.
