Derrick Thompson trial: Prosecutor says victims 'never stood a chance'

Name: Derrick Thompson trial: Prosecutor says victims 'never stood a chance'
Uploaded: 2025-05-29T22:23:00Z
Duration: 22 min 24 s
Description: Prosecutor Joseph Paquette in his opening statements said Derrick Thompson killed the five women by taking a 6,000 pound Escalade and driving at 'extreme speeds,' swerving, going close to 100 mph in a 20-mph zone, before he hit the vehicle and killed the five women in a Honda Civic. "They never stood a chance," Paquette said, noting it wasn't a crash, "it was an explosion."

Prosecutor Joseph Paquette in his opening statements said Derrick Thompson killed the five women by taking a 6,000 pound Escalade and driving at 'extreme speeds,' swerving, going close to 100 mph in a 20-mph zone, before he hit the vehicle and killed the five women in a Honda Civic. "They never stood a chance," Paquette said, noting it wasn't a crash, "it was an explosion."

Posted May 29, 2025 5:23pm CDT