"Former SF Sheriff's Office chief of staff Richard Jue got lucky with a diversion program sentence rather than having to stand trial for a March hit-and-run where he lied to investigators, and the Chronicle just obtained video of the crash. We learned in June that SF Sheriff Paul Yamamoto's chief of staff Richard Jue had hit another car and fled the scene while driving in an incident that had actually secretly occurred in March."
"Today it's becoming public that Jue was allowed to retire, likely preserving his pension should he be found guilty on any of those charges. But the Chronicle reports that Jue will not even stand trial on those charges anyway, because a judge gave him a diversion program instead of making him stand trial. That Chronicle report also has surveillance video of the crash itself, which shows a pedestrian almost being hit by the Tesla that Jue crashed into."
Richard Jue hit a parked Tesla in March while driving a city-owned vehicle and then fled the scene. He lied to sheriff's office investigators during their follow-up. Jue was booked on two misdemeanor charges, released on $7,500 bond, and placed on administrative leave. He was allowed to retire, which likely preserves his pension. A judge placed him into a diversion program instead of sending him to trial. Surveillance video shows a pedestrian nearly struck by the damaged Tesla, and that pedestrian says police and sheriff's deputies never contacted her.
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