Long-awaited trial for woman involved in fatal 2019 Oro Valley crash began Tuesday

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Long-awaited trial for woman involved in fatal 2019 Oro Valley crash began Tuesday
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Jury selection began Tuesday in the long-awaited trial of a woman involved in a fatal three-car crash in 2019.Jana Brianne Giron is charged in the deaths of 21-year-old Caitlin Festerling and 22-year-old Paul Garcia after she allegedly struck their Acura while traveling on Shannon Road and Sahuaro Divide in Oro Valley .Giron is alleged to have been using her phone at the time of the crash.Jurors entered the courtroom around 10:50 a.m.

'It was my fault,' the prosecution said in opening statements, quoting a text message allegedly sent by Giron shortly after the crash. The state also mentioned that Giron deleted the text and the response she received.The defense countered, arguing that Giron’s Buick rear-ending Festerling’s car was not the cause of the fatalities.

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