HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. - Jury selection is over and the retrial of Buchanan Mayor A.J. Scott, who faces vehicular homicide charges in a crash that killed two teenagers in 2015, has begun.

What we know:

Prosecutors say Scott was a Georgia State Trooper at the time of the crash, but did not have his lights and sirens on.

They allege he was driving 90-miles-per-hour in a 45-mile-per-hour zone and was not responding to a call.

The crash in 2015 killed 17-year-old Kylie Lindsey and 16-year-old Isabella Chinchilla.

Soon after, Scott was fired from the State Patrol and charges were filed.

In 2019, a judge declared a mistrial after the district attorney’s office allegedly withheld evidence. Jury selection for the retrial began today and could take a few days.

The Supreme Court of Georgia

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