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Competency hearing set to determine if Tampa man accused of driving into family is fit for trial

Mikese Morse is accused of killing Pedro Aguerreberry and injuring his two young boys.
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Mikese Morse appears in court on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018.

TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa man accused of purposely driving into a father and his two sons has yet another competency hearing scheduled later this month.

Mikese Morse is accused of killing Pedro Aguerreberry, 42, and injuring his two young boys.

On Wednesday, a judge ruled Morse is due back in court for another competency hearing on Nov. 20.

Neither Morse or his attorney appeared in court Wednesday. Morse also was not cooperative for his second competency test.

In September, a judge accepted state prosecutors' request for a second opinion to determine whether Morse is fit for trial. The judge and prosecutors said the initial report was lacking, due in large part to Morse's unwillingness to fully cooperate with his first appointed psychologist.

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Prosecutors say, on June 24, Morse drove into the family on a bike path near New Tampa Boulevard and Wood Sage Drive.

Morse, 31, is charged with one count of premeditated first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of leaving the scene of a crash with a serious bodily injury and two counts of leaving the scene of a crash with an injury.

He has pleaded not guilty.

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