"After a month-long firestorm that a hit-and-run suspect accused of killing two women while driving on meth could get a diversion program instead of facing trial, an SF Superior Court judge just ruled the case will indeed go to trial. One issue that largely fueled the 2022 recall of SF DA Chesa Boudin was the infamous case of Troy McAlister, who was accused of killing 27-year-old Hanako Abe and 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt in a New Year's Eve 2020 hit-and-run crash."
"McAlister was charged with DUI for allegedly having both alcohol and meth in his system at the time of the crash, and he tried to flee the scene on foot. Oh, and McAlister was driving a vehicle he had allegedly carjacked from a woman he was on a date with just two days earlier. The case is still making its way through the courts."
"But earlier this month it created a local media firestorm and was covered in the international news that McAlister's public defender had put in a request for McAlister to get a drug court diversion program instead of facing trial and a possible jail sentence. As seen above, the British tabloid Daily Mail ran the headline Woke San Francisco judge set to grant early release to 91-time felon."
An SF Superior Court judge has ruled that Troy McAlister’s alleged New Year’s Eve 2020 hit-and-run, accused of killing Hanako Abe and Elizabeth Platt, will proceed to trial rather than enter a diversion program. McAlister was charged with DUI after allegedly having both alcohol and meth in his system, attempted to flee on foot, and reportedly had carjacked the vehicle days earlier. A public defender requested drug court diversion instead of trial, prompting wide local and international media attention and a British tabloid headline claiming the judge would grant early release. The judge never indicated he would grant diversion, attorneys sought the best outcome for their client, and calls arose to recall the presiding judge.
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