On April 22nd, 2026, The Advocate reported that a beloved local activist was killed by a hit-and-run driver after a brief dispute over parking. It is a senseless, heartbreaking tragedy. The community is grieving Dannielle Spillman, who has been a staple of San Francisco’s transgender community for more than two decades. The responsible driver, 30-year-old Valentino Cash Amil, has been arrested and is now facing a murder charge.
What We Know About the Deadly Hit-and-Run
The death of Dannielle Spillman in San Francisco began with something that should have passed without consequence. She encountered a driver whose car was blocking…
You might be feeling a knot in your stomach every time you pull out of your driveway in San Francisco. Maybe you were already in a crash with someone who shrugged and said, “I don’t have insurance,” or you heard a friend’s story about getting hit and then finding out the other driver had no way to pay for the damage. You pay your own premiums every month, so why does it still feel like you are one bad day away from financial chaos?
If you ride a motorcycle, that worry can feel even heavier. You know that if a…
A pickup truck driver was killed in August in a truck accident in Sonoma County when his truck was struck by a big-rig at the intersection of Highways 121 and 37, according to official reports from the California Highway Patrol.
Although first responders arrived quickly and attempted to render medical aid, the driver of the pick up truck died at the scene. Our sincere condolences go out to the family of this pick up driver.
According to California Highway Patrol, the big-rig driver was traveling west on Highway 37, approaching the Highway 121 intersection, and failed to notice a Toyota…
Watch attorney Claude Wyle discuss a brain injury case he handled that involved a drunk driver who had been on the road after a work event. In California, employers that provide alcohol to employees for the benefit of the company are responsible for any damage caused by an employee who drives drunk. Based on the severity of the injury and state law, Mr. Wyle knew the settlement obtained by the original lawyer could be much larger; he obtained a settlement 150 times that of the original offer.…
A woman hit two vehicles on a road near San Francisco earlier this month as she was rushing to seek treatment for a supposed ‘medical emergency’. A driver that witnessed the collisions took a video of the woman who first rear ended one car, and then proceeded to keep driving after her airbags deployed, rear ending another car in Pleasant Hill, California.
Alan Wang, the witness who caught the action on video, realized that the woman had been involved in a previous accident and hadn’t stopped, so he started recording her to capture the event. The driver was dragging her …
