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Suspect In Fatal Crash Rejects Competency Rept

Posted: May. 12, 2021 12:59 AM PDT

An 80-year-old man accused of murder in a fatal New Year’s eve accident has now been found mentally competent to face prosecution. A Nevada County judge has accepted the evaluation of a doctor regarding Raymond Poquette. The report had been requested by the defense attorney. But the judge has now granted Poquette’s request for a competency hearing, which has been scheduled for July 15th. County District Attorney Cliff Newell says the request for the hearing is not a surprise…

click to listen to Cliff Newell

Meanwhile, Poquette’s competency regarding two other arrests is still up in the air…

click to listen to Cliff Newell

In the New Year’s eve accident, Poquette reportedly made an unsafe turning move with his motorhome into the opposite lane of Highway 49, in the south county. He collided with another vehicle head-on, killing a Chico woman. A murder charge is allowed, due to a history of vehicle-related crimes.

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