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Richard Rojas, right, appears in court for the start of his trial in New York on May 9, 2022. A prosecutor has told jurors in closing arguments Wednesday, June 15, 2022, that Rojas, accused of using his car to mow down people in Times Square, made a deliberate choice to leave a path of death and destruction in the spring of 2017. An attorney for Rojas countered by calling his client a “lunatic” who was so mentally ill, he didn’t know what he was doing that day. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Man found not responsible in Times Square vehicle rampage

By Tom Hays - Associated Press

A smashed car sits on the corner of Broadway and 45th Street in New York's Times Square after several were injured when the car was driven into a crowd of pedestrians on May 18, 2017. Richard Rojas, the man behind the wheel of the car that barreled through crowds of pedestrians in New York City's Times Square, killing a woman and injuring 22 other people, is finally headed to trial, Monday, May 9, 2022, after various delays over five years, including pandemic-induced court shutdowns.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trial to start for driver who ran down Times Square tourists

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FILE- In this May 19, 2017, file photo, Richard Rojas, of the Bronx, N.Y., appears in court in Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York. Rojas, who is accused of mowing down a crowd of Times Square pedestrians with his car, is scheduled to be in court Thursday, July 13, where he is expected to enter a plea. (R. Umar Abbasi/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Suspect in deadly Times Square crash pleads not guilty

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

Suspect in Times Square car crash that killed 1 is indicted

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

Richard Rojas, of the Bronx, N.Y., appears during his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York, Friday, May 19, 2017. Rojas is accused of mowing down a crowd of Times Square pedestrians with his car on Thursday. (R. Umar Abbasi /New York Post via AP, Pool)

Times Square driver says he tried to get mental help

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FILE - In this Thursday, May 18, 2017 file photo, a car rests on a security barrier in New York's Times Square after driving through a crowd of pedestrians, injuring at least a dozen people. A three-foot-tall piece of stainless steel in the ground ultimately stopped a speeding Honda Accord as it barreled down the crowded sidewalks of Times Square this week. In the wake of the rampage, some New Yorkers are calling for the installation of more protective bollards at the ends of city sidewalks to prevent similar incidents. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Deadly Times Square attack highlights NYC pedestrian safety

By JAKE PEARSON - Associated Press

A smashed car sits on the corner of Broadway and 45th Street in New York's Times Square after driving through a crowd of pedestrians Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Report: In 2012, NYC driver wanted to kill cops

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A smashed car sits on the corner of Broadway and 45th Street in New York's Times Square after driving through a crowd of pedestrians Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Prosecutors: Times Square driver wanted to ‘kill them all’

By COLLEEN LONG - Associated Press

A car rests on a security barrier in New York's Times Square after driving through a crowd of pedestrians, injuring at least a dozen people, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Car mows down Times Square pedestrians for blocks, killing 1

By COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYS - Associated Press

A car rests on a security barrier in New York's Times Square after driving through a crowd of pedestrians, injuring at least a dozen people, Thursday, May 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

The Latest: Bouncer tackled fleeing Times Square driver

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