WACO (August 17, 2010)—Prosecutors began questioning witnesses late Tuesday afternoon in the manslaughter trial of Trena Mitchell, 39, who's charged in the traffic death of Waco biker Richard "Hat Trick" Schroeder last year and testimony continues Wednesday.

Schroeder, 45, was riding with a group of bikers on a Christmas toy run in December when authorities say Mitchell, who is legally blind, failed to yield at a stoplight at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Lake Shore Drive.

Her car struck his motorcycle as she pulled into the intersection to make a left turn.

Schroeder was taken to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center where he later died.

Two Waco police officers who investigated the deadly crash testified Tuesday about the statements Mitchell gave them after the accident.

She told one officer she had a green light and didn’t know where the motorcycle had come from.

The other testified that she told him that she had a green light and thought she could make a left turn before the motorcycle entered the intersection because she had plenty of time.

The officer said she told him Schroeder must have gotten there faster that she expected because he was speeding.

A four-man eight-woman jury was seated for the trial Tuesday afternoon and lawyers presented opening statements starting at around 4 p.m.

While jury selection was underway, about a dozen bikers were gathered outside the McLennan County Courthouse and as many as 25 were seen riding around the courthouse during the day.

Mitchell originally pleaded guilty in May to one count of manslaughter and asked for deferred adjudication probation, but 19th State District Court Judge Ralph Strother rejected the plea deal, denied the motion and set a date for a trial.