A man who used his car to hit pedestrians in Times Square has been cleared of responsibility because of mental illness.
Richard Rojas, the man who used his car to hit pedestrians in Times Square has been cleared of responsibility because of mental illness.A man who drove his car through crowds of people in Times Square in 2017, killing a young tourist and maiming helpless pedestrians, was cleared of responsibility Wednesday because of mental illness.
Rojas, 31, was accused in an attack that injured more than 20 people and killed Alyssa Elsman, 18, of Michigan, who was visiting the popular tourist destination with her family.The jury was instructed that if it found prosecutors had proven their case, it also had to decide whether or not he "lacked responsibility by reason of mental disease or defect."
On the defense side, family members testified how Rojas descended into paranoia after he was kicked out of the Navy in 2014.
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