Closing arguments were made Tuesday, with the defense arguing that Charlene Casey acted reasonably in the crash that killed 2-year-old Colin McGrath and the prosecution arguing she drove negligently.
The prosecution countered that Casey did drive negligently, and called what happened a disaster.
Prosecution says it’s one thing to be waived through an intersection by another driver - it’s another to proceed without looking both ways to confirm. “To do so is a recipe for disaster. And that’s what happened here,” the attorney says.Prosecutors allege Casey was behind the wheel of her Prius on East Sixth Street, stopped at the intersection with L Street, when a southbound driver on L Street waved her through the intersection.
Investigators allege Casey’s Prius crashed into the van, causing it to lose its steering and sending it hurtling toward the sidewalk on L Street. A caretaker was pushing Colin McGrath in his stroller, with his sister walking alongside them, when the van Casey’s car hit jumped the curb and struck all three of them on the sidewalk.
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