COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- On the one-year anniversary of the day tow truck driver Allen Rose was dragged to his death, prosecutors and defenders made their final arguments in closing statements.
After almost three weeks of testimony in the trial for Detra Farries, the defense and prosecution make their closing arguments, both sides trying to explain the unexplainable.
The defense hit hard that "eyewitness testimony was the bulk of the case," yet several witnesses remembered the scene differently, adding their statements don't match with the physical evidence.
Farries' attorneys said, "irresponsible behavior is not reckless behavior, and driving off from a tow truck is irresponsbile but not a crime."
They reminded jurors Detra Farries is innocent until proven guilty.
Then it was the prosecution's turn. They argued the case is about accountability, saying Allen Rose is "dead because of her, bottom line."
They explained Farries was completely unaware of people honking and screaming because, in her words, she was "driving crazy."
They also showed jurors a graphic image of Rose's body at the scene and surviellance video.
Prosecutors closed by saying "Farries has blamed everyone else for a year. Today it's over, one year almost to the hour, Rose was pronounced dead."
The case now falls in the hands of the jurors, who started deliberating late Thursday afternoon.
Farries is facing a number of charges including vehicular homicide, manslaughter and leaving the scene of a deadly accident.
You can also follow the trial by following the #Farries hashtag on Twitter.
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