A man accused of driving intoxicated in a stolen car and killing two pedestrians in San Francisco faces multiple felony charges.
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Monday the filing of two counts of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and as well as multiple enhancements related to a prior strike conviction. He is also being charged with felony possession of a firearm, felony driving under the influence causing great bodily injury felony leaving the scene of a collision; felony driving a stolen vehicle; felony transportation of a controlled substance; felony burglary; felony vandalism and misdemeanor receiving stolen property.
The two victims have been identified as Hanako (Hana) Abe,27, and Elizabeth Platt, 60.
NBC Bay Area reports suspect Troy McAllister is a 45-year-old parolee who had been facing a three-strike life prison term, but had been freed last year under Boudin. That’s because the District Attorney issued a policy in February not to pursue three strikes cases, and instead gave McAllister credit for five years of time already served.
Appearing on ABC7 News, Boudin defended his action under intense questioning from news anchor Dion Lim.
Boudin said San Francisco Police didn’t notify parole about McAllister’s arrest on December 20 and that Daly City Police didn’t arrest him after a stolen car incident on December 29th.
“We need to work with the police and with all other law enforcement agencies that we partner with to do a better job at keeping the city safe,” Boudin told Lim. “I can’t do it without the police, they can’t do it without me, and parole certainly can’t do it if nobody even tells them somebody they supervise has been arrested. And that is exactly what happened here on December 20, and again with a different agency on December 29.”
But Lim pressed on, accusing him of not taking responsibility, but blaming others.
“The fact of the matter is we are not pointing the finger at parole. I’m sorry if you misunderstood the statement that our spokesperson made. This is not about blaming parole. This is about recognizing that we all have to depend on each other to do the job properly. The San Francisco Police Department neglected to notify the parole department.
“Chesa, in all due respect, it does appear you are deflecting just a little bit. I don’t think I did, or my reporter or my producer misunderstood any correspondence that came from your office.”
You can watch the entire interview below.
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