McBride

CAIRO — The legal counsel for a teen involved in a fatal car wreck is questioning evidence gathered by a Georgia State Patrol specialized collision reconstruction team (SCRT).

Moultrie attorney Jon Forehand, representing Anna McBride, submitted a motion to bar opinion testimony by the SCRT and for a hearing to be held to determine the validity of the evidence gathered.

Forehand also submitted a motion to suppress evidence obtained by the SCRT.

According to Forehand’s motion, data from McBride’s airbag module was seized without a search warrant or the consent of the vehicle’s owner, Jeremy William Poole. Data from the airbag module was a key element in the SCRT’s investigation into what occurred in the moments before the crash which resulted in the death of 18-year-old Levi Knop.

Prior to Forehand’s motion, the state had submitted a list of four witnesses from the Georgia State Patrol, including the trooper who headed the SCRT investigation.

A motion also was submitted for a hearing to be held to determine if McBride’s statements to law enforcement were made voluntarily or involuntarily.

The motion filed by Forehand alleges that certain statements McBride made to law enforcement “were not made within the guidelines of the standards set forth in Miranda v. Arizona” and were thus not voluntarily made.

Pretrial motions are set to be heard Nov. 21.

McBride has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first degree vehicular homicide, one count of reckless driving, one count of speeding, one count of driving too fast for conditions and one count of following too closely.

Prosecutors say McBride was driving 116.8 mph at the time she collided with Knop.

The case is slated to go to trial in December.