After closing arguments concluded, Judge Beverly Cannone called for a lunch recess at 12:35 p.m. In the afternoon, Cannone will give the jury their instructions before they begin their deliberations.

Karen Read's defense rested its case Wednesday after a crash expert said that he does not believe John O'Keefe was hit by a vehicle.

Six jurors were selected at random to be alternate jurors. The remaining 12 jurors, seven women and five men, will decide the case.