Following a bench trial that included seven days of testimony, a Worcester Superior Court judge on Tuesday will read a verdict in the manslaughter trial for David Njuguna, the man accused of driving high during a 2016 crash that killed a Massachusetts State Police trooper.

Prosecutors say Njuguna was driving on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton on March 16, 2016, when he slammed into the cruiser of Trooper Thomas Clardy, killing the 44-year-old father of seven.

Judge Janet Kenton-Walker will announce the verdict in the case at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, the district attorney’s office said Friday.

Following closing statements last week, Njuguna’s lawyers withdrew from the case on Monday, something rarely seen.

Prior to withdrawal, defense attorney Peter Ettenberg testified that Njuguna suffered a seizure at the time of the crash.

However, authorities say Njuguna was driving as fast as 81 miles per hour and had burnt marijuana cigarettes in his car. Njuguna, a medical marijuana patient, went to the NETA dispensary prior to the collision.

Before closing statements last Tuesday, Njuguna had an outburst in court. He apologized to Clardy’s wife and claimed there was evidence that blood seized from him in the investigation did not actually belong to him.