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The 2021 Lexus LX 570 SUV was slated for auction Thursday at Manzi Appraisers in Woburn by JJ Manning Auctioneers.
Karen Read’s SUV was set to be auctioned at Manzi Appraisers in Woburn by JJ Manning Auctioneers. (Photo by Hussein Hammouda/Boston.com staff)
Karen Read’s Lexus SUV was scheduled to be auctioned Thursday afternoon in Woburn, but the sale was canceled following a low turnout, and the vehicle was later sold privately.
The 2021 Lexus LX 570 SUV was slated for auction at Manzi Appraisers in Woburn by JJ Manning Auctioneers. JJ Manning did not immediately respond to Boston.com’s requests for comment about the sale.
The Karen Read SUV auction was canceled in Woburn Thursday after low turnout. The vehicle was later sold privately. – (Photo by Hussein Hammouda/Boston.com staff)
Prospective buyers were told to bring a valid ID and $20,000 in bank funds to register and bid live, according to the auctioneer’s website. The SUV only has about 12,000 miles on it, the site said.
When we asked Boston.com readers how much they thought the SUV would sell for, more than 200 readers responded. The majority of readers (about 35%) estimated the SUV would go for less than $70,000, citing the vehicle’s troubled history.
Prosecutors alleged Read backed her Lexus into her boyfriend, Boston Police John O’Keefe, after a night of drinking on Jan. 29, 2022. Read was ultimately acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges, but was convicted of a drunk driving misdemeanor.
Read faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed against her in Plymouth Superior Court by O’Keefe’s family.
Reporting contributed by Hussein Hammouda
Annie Jonas is a Community writer at Boston.com. She was previously a local editor at Patch and a freelancer at the Financial Times.
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