"Protesters gathered Friday at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco to demand justice for two families whose loved ones were killed by an allegedly drunk driver nearly five years ago on New Year's Eve. Troy McAlister is facing vehicular manslaughter charges for the deaths of 27-year-old Hanako Abe and 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt at a SoMa crosswalk. McAlister was on parole and allegedly driving a stolen vehicle at the time. His attorney is pursuing the possibility of diversion."
"More than 30 minutes prior to McAlister's scheduled court appearance in a 2020 hit and run, protesters gathered on the steps of the San Francisco Hall of Justice holding signs with pictures of Hanako Abe and Elizabeth Platt. "You had an individual who had committed 91 felonies and they had been let out and given a second chance, a third chance, a fourth chance, and they ended up stealing a car and killing two innocent women," said Forrest Liu, a Stop Asian Hate activist."
Protesters gathered at the San Francisco Hall of Justice to demand accountability after a New Year's Eve hit-and-run nearly five years ago. Troy McAlister faces vehicular manslaughter charges for the deaths of 27-year-old Hanako Abe and 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt at a SoMa crosswalk. McAlister was on parole and allegedly driving a stolen vehicle at the time. Demonstrators held signs and chanted outside the courthouse before a 2020 hit-and-run court appearance. Defense attorney Scott Grant is pursuing a mental health diversion plan involving long-term residential treatment, monitoring, and regular check-ins. The District Attorney's Office says McAlister is not eligible for diversion.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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