Three years ago, oncologist Charles Canaan Williams, Jr, a lung cancer specialist and a senior member of the Thoracic Oncology Program at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, was killed when an orange Dodge Charger flew through a stoplight at 95 mph and slammed into his car.
The driver of the car, Igbinosa Oghubor, was subsequently charged with vehicular homicide. Defense attorneys now say that Oghubor should be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
During a routine hearing last week, a prosecutor said that the state was inclined to agree, according to a report in the Tampa Bay Times. Oghubor, who is 38 years old, was examined by three mental health experts hired by the defense and the state. They concluded that he was insane at the time of the accident.
Additionally, last year, his public defenders filed a written notice of an insanity defense, stating that Oghubor suffered from "bipolar disorder with psychotic features." Under the current law, this means that he could not comprehend what he was doing or the consequences of his actions.
"The Hillsborough State Attorney's Office is prepared to agree that Igbinosa Oghubor must be found not guilty by reason of insanity," said Grayson Kamm, a spokesperson for the office.
