OGDEN, Utah ? The trial for one of the men accused of hitting a woman with a boat on Pineview Reservoir, and leaving her to die, is expected to wrap up Thursday.
Skyler Shepherd and two other men, Colton Raines and Cole Boyer, were on the boat the night of August 21, 2011 when 49-year-old Esther Fujimoto was hit and killed while swimming in the reservoir.
What happened after Fujimoto was hit by the boat is what jurors are trying to figure out.
They?ve heard emotional testimony this week, particularly from the man who tried to save Fujimoto. He said the three suspects left her in the water to die.
Defense attorneys argue that Shepherd, Raines and Boyer asked Fujimoto if she was okay and she responded that she was, and that is way they left the scene. The men thought they had missed hitting her, according to defense attorneys.
Prosecutors argue that the men could have done more to save Fujimoto?s life.
Fujimoto?s family said Shepherd has shown little remorse since the incident.
?Given the past 15 months, and from the defendant?s side, it is very, very consistent. And hence, that is the outrage that I feel, that I?ve felt and read and heard in that ensuing time period from the public, from society at large,? said Bryan Fujimoto, Esther Fujimoto?s brother.
One of the first responders also testified that if the men had called 911, emergency officials could have been at the scene within two minutes.
Shepherd is facing misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment, obstruction of justice and failure to render aid.
Trials for the other two men involved are set to begin in February.
Source: http://fox13now.com/2012/12/13/trial-for-man-accused-in-boating-death-enters-final-day/
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