Mom of teen player who died after football practice is first witness in Ky. coach's trial
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
The mother of a Kentucky high school football player who died after collapsing at practice is the first witness to take the stand in the trial of the former coach, who is charged with reckless homicide in the death.
Michele Crockett's voice cracked at times as she talked about her 15-year-old son, Max Gilpin. Her early testimony centered on attention-deficit medication he took.
Former Pleasure Ridge Park High School coach David Jason Stinson is charged with reckless homicide and wanton endangerment in the death of Gilpin, who collapsed while running in 94-degree heat in August 2008 and later died.
Prosecutors say Stinson ran a brutal practice that day, denying players water. Stinson's defense said the practice wasn't unusually hard.
