Trial continues in Pa. state senator's crash death
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — An accident reconstruction expert says a Pennsylvania lawmaker killed in a 2008 crash in the Poconos likely swerved into the path of an oncoming pickup truck.
Kevin Theriault (TAIR'-ee-oh) was hired by the defense for 46-year-old Thomas Senavitis, who is charged with vehicular homicide in the death of state Sen. James Rhoades.
Prosecutors allege Senavitis was drunk when his truck crossed the center line and slammed into Rhoades' Cadillac sedan, killing the seven-term lawmaker and seriously injuring Rhoades' wife.
Theriault told jurors in Monroe County that tire marks and gouges in the roadway indicate the crash could not have happened in Rhoades' lane, as a prosecution expert testified.
He says Rhoades likely veered into the southbound lane to avoid a minivan on the shoulder on his side of the road.
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