Opening statements are next week in the vehicular manslaughter trial of Jim Leyritz . The jury is expected to begin deliberations on Tuesday and will return Monday with a decision about whether they believe he was criminally negligent when his car struck and killed two pedestrians at an intersection near He remained in the limelight after his career ended in 2000 , appearing on national and New York-based radio programs . downtown Los He is accused of a running a red light while drunk , hitting and killing a woman in Florida . Leyritz claims the light was yellow , and he could not have prevented the crash .
Opening statements are next week in the vehicular manslaughter trial of Jim Leyritz . The jury is expected to begin deliberations on Tuesday and will return Monday with a decision about whether they believe he was criminally negligent when his car struck and killed two pedestrians at an intersection near downtown Los He is accused of a running a red light while drunk , hitting and killing a woman in Florida . Leyritz claims the light was yellow , and he could not have prevented the crash .