All charges have been dismissed in the case of a woman accused of trying to kill a motorcyclist on a highway north of Bismarck in 2019.
Court documents indicate the moves came after the suspect, Dazechnae Willis, underwent a mental health evaluation.
According to Burleigh County State’s Attorney Julie Lawyer, the evaluation determined Willis was “actively mentally ill at the time of the offenses suffering from bipolar disorder with psychosis to an extent that her mental illness interfered with her ability to understand the harmful nature of her conduct.”
Authorities say Willis was driving an SUV with her two young children inside when she struck motorcyclist Kelsey Schaefer, who was thrown under the tandem axles of a semitrailer and suffered multiple injuries, including a serious brain injury, authorities said. Willis and her children were not injured.
A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper testified last year that she was going 107 mph and accelerating just before the crash, with no signs she hit her brakes.
Willis had faced felony charges of intentional murder, aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, and reckless endangerment.
She faced decades in prison if convicted.
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AP