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when Reed was killed. Pros
ecutors argue that O’Brien
knew or should have known
that he hit a pedestrian.
Hannon disputed testimo
ny presented by the defense
about which direction Reed
was facing when he was hit.
The defense had suggested
that Reed approached the
bishop’s car from the passen
ger’s side, while prosecutors
contend Reed crossed in
front of O’Brien’s car before
being struck.
O’Brien testified Monday
that he heard a loud crash
but never saw anyone in the
road. He acknowledged that
he did not see a dog or any
one throwing a rock at him,
despite his claim that he
believed one or the other had
caused the damage.
The 68-year-old bishop is
charged with leaving the
scene of a fatal accident. If
convicted, O’Brien, 68, could
get anything from probation
to 3 3/4 years in prison.
On Tuesday, O’Brien
admitted on the stand that
he didn’t call police after
learning officers were inves
tigating a fatal accident in
the same area where he hit
something that left his car’s
windshield smashed.
He said he was told by a
diocesan official that officers
would arrive at his home to
investigate and believed
police would seek him out.
But he did not answer his
phone the night after the
accident or immediately
answer his door for police the
following day.
“All this time had elapsed
and police had still not con
tacted me,” he said. “That
led me to believe what hap
pened Saturday night (June
14) did not involve me.”
O’Brien said he did not
answer the phone because
he was in his chapel at his
home Sunday night, and on
Monday morning, he
thought the officers, who
were not in uniform, were
reporters.
O’Brien said he had asked
about getting his vehicle’s
windshield fixed the Monday
after the accident. A diocesan
secretary testified earlier
that O’Brien called her about
the windshield.
The arrest the bishop’s 21-
year career as head of the
Phoenix Diocese. The acci
dent happened less than two
weeks after prosecutors
announced O’Brien had
struck a deal to avoid indict
ment on obstruction charges
for protecting child-molest
ing priests.
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