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By
Hypatia Fitzsimons [former]
- October 5, 2023
Court
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Homicides
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Suspects
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Traffic
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Victims
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On Oct. 5, prosecutors rested their case against the defendant accused in the vehicular homicide of David Farewell.
Eric Beasley, 32, is charged with first-degree murder for his involvement in a hit-and-run incident that killed the 45-year-old while he was riding a bicycle on Sept. 4, 2020, on the 2100 block of Young Street, SE.
Prosecutors called an automotive consultant who analyzed the vehicle that allegedly hit Farewell. The expert concluded there was nothing was functionally wrong with the car that would have prevented Beasley from stopping before striking Farewell.
The defense began by calling an investigator from the Public Defenders Service (PDS) who collected information and interviewed witnesses at the crime scene to evaluate the evidence.
During cross-examination, prosecutors pointed out the investigator wrote down the wrong place of employment for one of the witnesses.
The trial resumes on Oct. 10.