With jury selection complete and a last-minute motions hearing out of the way, Karen Read’s retrial on murder and other charges in the death of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe is finally set to kick off with opening statements next week.

The 45-year-old former financial analyst and adjunct professor is accused of hitting her then-boyfriend with a Lexus SUV after a drunken argument, then fleeing the scene and leaving him to die in the cold during a blizzard.

Her first trial ended with a deadlocked jury amid allegations of police bias, a botched investigation and the defense claim that she was being framed for the crime.

“I’ve been ready. I have no choice but to be ready,” Read told reporters on the courthouse steps. “I feel strong. I’ve got an amazing team. And I’m anxious.”

Kearney’s attorney, Timothy Bradl, told the judge that his client would invoke his Fifth Amendment rights if called to the witness stand, and Brennan said that if Kearney planned to do so, he wouldn’t call him as a witness.

Exempting him from the sequestration order will allow him to more fully cover the trial as it plays out.