Lawrence Journal-World 06-05-14

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THURSDAY • JUNE 5 • 2014

SOUTH LAWRENCE TRAFFIC

Just pretend it’s a blizzard Gonzalez

Sardina

Bottle death verdict with jury By Giles Bruce Twitter: @GilesBruce

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LUNCHTIME TRAFFIC HEADING NORTH AND SOUTH toward 23rd and Iowa streets backs up Wednesday.

Drivers should approach construction backups like snow conditions, public works boss says By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

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aybe it will help to pretend that south Lawrence is a beautiful winter wonderland with snow-packed roads. A host of construction proj-

ects have snarled traffic, and at least one city leader says motorists may want to approach driving in the area the way they do on a snowy day. “We’re urging people to plan ahead and realize that it is going to take a little longer,” said Chuck Soules, the city’s

director of public works. Tuesday’s rush hour traffic did hit parts of south Lawrence like a blizzard. Tuesday was the first day that a key section of 31st Street was closed to motorists. As a result, traffic on 27th Street west of Iowa was bumper-to-bumper, stop-

and-go for about a half mile. Residents along the street said the condition existed from about 3:30 to 6 p.m. Please see TRAFFIC, page 2A l Tips on how to detour

around the mess. Page 2A

The jury began deliberating Wednesday in the retrial of Justin P. Gonzalez, who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2012 death of Nicholas Sardina, 27, of Lawrence. Gonzalez, 23, of Mission, hit Sardina in the head with a beer bottle during a fight at a party in Lawrence on Feb. 25, 2012. Sardina died hours later, the result, prosecutors say, of a blood clot in the brain caused by blunt force trauma. At issue is whether Gonzalez acted recklessly or with reasonable force in an effort to rescue a friend. The first trial last December ended in a hung jury. Gonzalez, the defense’s only witness, finished testifying in his own defense Wednesday morning before the state and defense offered their closing arguments. Gonzalez, who had to compose himself before he could get started, demonstrated how he held the beer bottle before striking Sardina with it: Please see DEATH, page 2A

‘Running of the Butterflies’ coming Friday to KU Think of it as a kind of Running of the Butterflies, only you probably will want to stick around and watch. On Friday, Kansas University will host a public viewing at the Fitch Natural History Reservation at the KU Field Station. Thousands of Emperor Hackberry butterflies are expected to emerge from their cocoons en masse. Past years have seen the butterflies forming colorful clouds and landing on anything with traces

— Ben Unglesbee

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Thunderstorms Business Classified Comics Deaths

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of sugar, including visitors. From 1 to 3 p.m., scientists with the KU Natural History Museum and Kansas Biological Survey will be at the site to provide information. Visitors to the Fitch Reservation, northeast of the Lawrence Municipal Airport, should be prepared for wooded hiking conditions. Limited parking is available at the site.

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New name, new logo The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce is now simply just The Chamber. Page 5A

Today’s forecast, page 10A

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