Tag

hit and run
23
Nov

SF Jury Acquits Longtime Mission Resident Wrongly Accused of a Hit-and-Run 

November 23, 2021,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 23, 2021 CONTACT: SF Public Defender’s Office | Valerie.Ibarra@sfgov.org | (628)249-7946 **PRESS RELEASE** SF Jury Acquits Longtime Mission Resident Wrongly Accused of a Hit-and-Run  SAN FRANCISCO — Last week, a San Francisco jury found 76-year-old Carlos Olivares Herrera, a longtime resident of the Mission District, not guilty of a hit and...
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13
Jul

Road Rage Incident Results in Acquittal, Dropped Charges

July 13, 2017,
A roadside scuffle between a Safeway delivery driver and an off-duty Muni driver resulted in the deliveryman being cleared of all charges, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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08
Jul

Aunt Acquitted In Niece’s Hit-And-Run Death

July 8, 2015,
A woman charged with child endangerment after a hit-and-run driver fatally struck her 2-year-old niece as the family crossed against a traffic light was acquitted of all charges today, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced.
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18
Oct

Motorist Acquitted in Hit and Run of Jaywalker

October 18, 2013
A motorist who struck a jaywalker while trying to park on Mission Street was acquitted of hit-and-run after a jury determined he had no knowledge he hit anyone and fled because he believed he was being attacked by a mob, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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25
May

Cyclist Acquitted Of Hit-and-Run Of Elderly Pedestrian

May 25, 2012
A bicyclist accused of running down an elderly pedestrian and riding away was acquitted of all charges after a jury determined police arrested the wrong man, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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23
Jun

Public Defenders Win Three Acquittals In 24 Hours

June 23, 2011
In three back-to-back trials, public defenders proved the innocence of three individuals accused in separate cases of hit and run, violating a protective order and theft, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today.
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24
Aug

Man Found Not Guilty Of Hit-And-Run Of Grey’s Anatomy Fan

August 24, 2010
A man accused of hitting a Mission District pedestrian with his minivan as she rushed home to watch Grey’s Anatomy was acquitted Monday afternoon of hit-and-run.
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21
Apr

Woman Knocked Unconscious In Wreck Cleared Of Hit And Run Charge

April 21, 2010
San Francisco, CA — A woman who suffered massive facial trauma in an accident while fleeing her abuser was acquitted of misdemeanor hit-and-run last week by a San Francisco judge, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi announced today. On the third day of jury trial, April 13, Superior Court Judge Garrett L. Wong entered a...
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