CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. - Buchanan Mayor Anthony James "A.J." Scott, a former Georgia State Patrol trooper, took the stand to testify on Monday morning about the 2015 crash that killed two teenagers and injured two others.

Mayor takes the stand

What they're saying:

Scott described his career background, noting that he served in the Marine Corps from 2007 to 2011 before joining the Georgia State Patrol in 2011. He explained his training and assignments, stating he worked posts in Thomaston, Jasper, and Villa Rica before becoming a regular trooper. On average, he said he handled "anywhere from two to ten" crashes a day, primarily in Carroll and Douglas counties.

On the night of Sept. 26, 2015, Scott said he began his midnight shift around 10 p.m. He acknowledged that his portable radio was

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