FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — A driver charged in a double-fatal crash on the Ohio Turnpike has been committed to a psychiatric hospital after telling a judge he hears voices and was speeding at nearly 150 mph because that was the only way to fight them.
Andrew Gans, of Kent, previously was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the fiery crash that killed an elderly Toledo couple on Thanksgiving in 2013. Their family’s attorney urged the court to confine Gans to prevent him from hurting anyone else.
The News-Messenger in Fremont says Gans, 26, told a judge he still hears the voices that prompted his high-speed driving.
The Blade in Toledo reports the judge’s recent order means Gans for now will remain at a psychiatric hospital where he’s been since the crash.