Man facing hate crime in Wisconsin crash found incompetent
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Jan 7, 2021 at 7:58 am EDT
FOND DU LAC, Wis. A Mexican American man from Wisconsin charged with homicide as a hate crime because prosecutors say he intentionally crashed his pickup truck into a white motorcyclist has been committed to a psychiatric facility.
Daniel Navarro, 27, of Fond du Lac, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide with a hate crime enhancer for the July 3 crash that killed Phillip Thiessen in Fond du Lac County.
Prosecutors say Navarro struck Thiessen’s motorcycle head-on in the town of Taycheedah.
After two psychiatric exams, Fond du Lac County Judge Richard Nuss determined Wednesday that Navarro is not competent to stand trial, meaning he does not understand the court proceedings and cannot assist in his own defence, WLUK-TV reported.
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A Wisconsin man of Mexican-American heritage, who was charged with homicide as a hate crime after intentionally crashing his truck into a white motorcyclist last summer, has been committed to a psychiatric center for treatment, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
Daniel Navarro, 27, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide with a hate crime enhancer for the July 3 crash that killed Phillip Thiessen, a retired special agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and a former police officer, according a report in the Associated Press.
Navarro was driving his father’s red pickup truck east on Winnebago Drive when he saw what he described as a white motorcyclist on the opposite side of the road, according to a report on WLUK-TV. Navarro reportedly swerved into the westbound lane, crashing into the motorcycle driven by Thiessen, who was found dead on the road later that day.
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