OTTAWA — Most testimony in the trial of Roger Shaw included a heavy dose of physics, friction co-efficients and directions of force Tuesday and this morning. Shaw has been charged with involuntary manslaughter while under the influence of alcohol in the traffic death of 21-year-old motorcyclist Aaron Kichler of Ottawa last year. Attorneys have been giving jurors a physics lesson as they explain their versions of why the July 19, 2009 accident occurred at Shawnee Road and Texas Road near Wellsville. Shaw’s attorneys have been trying to show that Kichler was driving at a high rate of speed before the accident. While he was a deputy, Sheriff Jeff Curry helped investigate the crash. During one technical part of his testimony, one of Shaw’s attorneys asked Curry if he knew what a square root was. Curry’s response: “For me, square root is a button I push on the calculator.” Even the attorney laughed.
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 6 p.m.
