CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, New Jersey–Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of a New Jersey state trooper accused of vehicular homicide. Prosecutors say Robert Higbee driving recklessly when he drove through a stop sign and struck a minivan.
The occupants of the minivan, 17-year-old Jacquelyn Becker and her sister, Christina, 19, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Higbee was attempting to catch up to a speeding motorist at the time of the crash. He says he does not recall seeing the stop sign or the van before the collision.
The trooper was travelling 65 mph at the time of impact. The speed limit on the road Higbee was driving was 35 mph.
Higbee faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. The jury consists of five women and seven men.
Stay tuned to In Session for the latest developments in this case with correspondent Jean Casarez.
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