{"id":402993,"date":"2022-02-03T05:12:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T02:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/karen-read-charged-with-drunkenly-running-over-boston-cop-john-okeefe\/"},"modified":"2022-02-03T05:12:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T02:12:34","slug":"karen-read-charged-with-drunkenly-running-over-boston-cop-john-okeefe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/karen-read-charged-with-drunkenly-running-over-boston-cop-john-okeefe\/","title":{"rendered":"#Karen Read charged with drunkenly running over Boston cop John O&#8217;Keefe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Karen Read charged with drunkenly running over Boston cop John O&#8217;Keefe<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Massachusetts professor pleaded not guilty to running over her police officer boyfriend and leaving him for dead in a snowbank after a night of drinking in Boston\u2019s suburbs during last weekend\u2019s nor\u2019easter.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Read, 41, was arraigned on charges of manslaughter, leaving the scene of a serious accident and motor vehicle homicide Wednesday in connection with the death of Boston Officer John O\u2019Keefe, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/02\/02\/metro\/girlfriend-pleads-not-guilty-manslaughter-charge-connection-with-death-boston-police-officer-john-okeefe\/\">according to The Boston Globe<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Bail was reportedly set at $50,000 for the equity analyst and adjunct professor of finance at Bentley University, as emotions ran high in a packed Stoughton, Massachusetts, courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>Read was barhopping with O\u2019Keefe, 46, on Friday night, and dropped him off at a house party in Canton, a police affidavit reportedly said. She allegedly slammed into him with her SUV while making a turn as she left, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>In the morning, Read noticed that her vehicle was damaged as she frantically tried to get in touch with O\u2019Keefe to find out why he didn\u2019t come home. She enlisted two friends to help figure out what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened, according to the report.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-712.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Karen Read is arrested\" class=\"wp-image-21073937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-712.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-712.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-712.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The couple had been barhopping when Read dropped O\u2019Keefe off at a party and likely hit him as she left.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Boston 25<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Read\u2019s friend told investigators \u201cshe believed Karen was still intoxicated in the morning\u201d and said the suspect \u201cdid not remember last night,\u201d the article said.<\/p>\n<p>When the suspect and her friends found the 16-year police veteran, he was face up, unconscious and covered in snow near blood stains and a broken cocktail glass in blizzard conditions that dumped some 30 inches of powder on the area, the article said. <\/p>\n<p>Read reportedly tried to resuscitate O\u2019Keefe, but he died later in the day at a hospital. She admitted to mowing him down on the scene, telling first responders, \u201cI hit him, I hit him, I hit him, I hit him,\u201d the article said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/newspress-collage-21073144-1643853096520.png?w=1024\" alt=\"karen Read and john o'Keefe headshots\" class=\"wp-image-21073967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/newspress-collage-21073144-1643853096520.png?w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/newspress-collage-21073144-1643853096520.png 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/newspress-collage-21073144-1643853096520.png?w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Read said she didn\u2019t remember the fatal night, and only noticed the damage to her car when she realized O\u2019Keefe was missing the next day.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LinkedIn \/ AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>O\u2019Keefe\u2019s longtime law enforcement partner was in court as his alleged killer was arraigned, the Globe reported. He declined to give his name to the paper, but told them O\u2019Keefe had been dating Read for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was the best person on the planet,\u201d he reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p>Boston\u2019s top cop attended the arraignment in uniform along with dozens of men and women who appeared to be off-duty police officers, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-713.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The home where Read hit O'Keefe in front of.\" class=\"wp-image-21073983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-713.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-713.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-713.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Despite not remembering the night before, Read reportedly admitted to mowing her boyfriend down with her SUV.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Boston 25<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Boston Police Department continues to grieve over the tragic loss of our brother, Police Officer John O\u2019Keefe,\u201d Superintendent-In-Chief Gregory Long <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bpdnews.com\/\">wrote in a statement<\/a> Tuesday. \u201cJohn was a kind person, dedicated to his family, and will be greatly missed by his coworkers and anyone who had the privilege of meeting him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read\u2019s lawyer said his client was in shock and distraught over O\u2019Keefe\u2019s death, which he said was an accident. Defense attorney David Yannetti told the newspaper he thought prosecutors had rushed to charge Read because the victim was a politically connected cop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManslaughter is a tremendous reach in this case,\u201d defense attorney David Yannetti reportedly said in court. \u201cI don\u2019t see any criminal intent \u2026 this was my client\u2019s boyfriend, somebody with whom she was in love.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-714.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The snowbank where O'Keefe was found.\" class=\"wp-image-21073979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-714.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-714.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/boston-police-dead-714.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Read and her friends found O\u2019Keefe face up, unconscious and covered in snow near blood stains and a broken cocktail glass during last weekend\u2019s blizzard.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Boston 25<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>O\u2019Keefe, a Braintree native, had stepped up to be the caretaker of his niece and nephew after both their parents died, police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJohn was not only a dedicated police officer, he was an exemplary guardian, son, brother, uncle and friend and we were so fortunate to have him as a part of our lives,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWhen John\u2019s sister passed away, and then her husband did as well a short time later, John welcomed the opportunity to raise his beloved niece and nephew and build a home and a life around their needs.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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