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…
Google was just awarded a patent for an adhesive car front, and this San Francisco pedestrian accident attorney thinks they may be onto something good. A patent granted to Google this past week shows a pedestrian victim of a car crash “glued” to the car after impact, due to an adhesive vehicle front designed to limit pedestrian injuries.
The patent describes how a pedestrian would become stuck to the hood and bumper when struck, potentially preventing a secondary blow and further pedestrian injuries to the victim where they may have previously bounced off the car, striking the windshield, roof,…
At Choulos, Choulos, & Wyle, our pedestrian accident lawyers are very serious when it comes to ensuring that justice is served when it comes to pedestrian accidents. Drivers are obligated to pay attention to their surroundings while driving. Any moment of lapse in attention or reckless driving behavior can cause severe injury and possible death to pedestrians who depend on drivers to drive safely.
Two drivers were racing on a surface street, trying to see who could maneuver around and beat the other to their favorite pizza shop. Their confidence levels surpassed their skill levels, unfortunately, which was made evident…
If you’ve been reading my posts, you know I’m a big advocate for Vision Zero, a campaign that San Francisco has been recently adopted to cut pedestrian death and injury in half by 2021. Vision Zero has come on the heels of a dangerous 2014 for pedestrians, with nearly 100 pedestrians killed or seriously injured in the city that year, with driver fault being the cause of over 60% of those injuries.
They say it’s darkest before the dawn, and Vision Zero may just be the dawn San Francisco pedestrians are looking for.
The first stage of the…
Accidents happen all the time. People driving cars get into accidents. People doing their job have accidents. Bicyclists get into accidents. People walking down the street have accidents. Even babies have accidents.
Not all accidents are the same in terms of severity or what the cause may have been. Yes, you might have been involved in a car accident, but it could have very well been the cause of a drunk driver, not your driving skills. Or perhaps you were involved in a walking accident, but who were you to prepare for a manhole cover that was not repositioned back…
