Read is accused of hitting her boyfriend John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, with her car and leaving him to die in a January 2022 snowstorm. Just as she did in her first trial, Read has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, manslaughter while operating under the influence, and leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death.

Karen Read's high-profile second trial got underway on Tuesday in Dedham, Massachusetts as jury selection begins.

The retrial of Karen Read has begun, less than a year after a judge declared a mistrial on charges that she was responsible for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend.

Last year, the judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they were at an impasse and that deliberating further would be futile.

Karen Read will head to trial again for allegedly killing her boyfriend in January 2022 in Canton. Prosecutors allege she backed her Lexus SUV in a drunken rage into John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer,

Karen Read faces the same charges she did in her first trial: second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of a collision that caused injury and death.

Is there anything about the high-profile nature of this case that would prevent you from serving as a fair and impartial juror?” candidates were asked.

Of the 62 people questioned by the lawyers and the judge in the Karen Read case on Tuesday, only two were picked to serve on the jury.

The students will serve as law clerks, assisting with case law research, document preparation, and courtroom analysis.