Five weeks and 25 witnesses later, the final piece of testimony was given in the vehicular homicide trial of Thomas Murphy Friday — on a day that saw tensions run high in the courtroom. READ
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Jurors were once again sent home early as the vehicular homicide case against Thomas Murphy faced an additional delay Thursday. READ
As the vehicular homicide case against Thomas Murphy winds to a close, prosecutors are looking to call one final witness. READ
After 14 days of emotional testimony from prosecution witnesses in the case against Thomas Murphy — the Holbrook man accused of driving drunk and crashing into a pack of Boy Scouts last September, killing one and severely injuring another — the defense began to lay out its case Monday. READ
Onlookers, tucked into back corners of the overflowing courtroom, whispered to each other with each bit of moving testimony. A juror requested tissues to wipe away tears. Even members of the defendant’s family could be seen battling the emotions as John McMorris testified Thursday to the afternoon of Sept. 30, 2018, when he tended to his son in what would end up being the final hours of his young life. READ
A toxicologist’s notes that had not been turned over in the case against Thomas Murphy include projections that show the defendant’s blood alcohol level could have been less than what the expert testified to in court Tuesday and, more importantly, below the legal threshold for several charges in the indictment. READ
A toxicologist who testified Tuesday that Thomas Murphy’s blood alcohol content was likely two times over the legal limit at the time he crashed into a pack of Boy Scouts last September, was asked to return to the witness stand for a second day of testimony after it was revealed that he failed to turn over to prosecutors notes he took in relation to the case. READ
The jury heard testimony about key blood alcohol evidence Monday in the trial of Thomas Murphy, the Holbrook man accused of a drunken driving crash that caused the death of a 12-year-old Wading River boy and injured several of his friends in Manorville last year. READ