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A while back, I wrote about Sutchi Hui. Mr. Hui was crossing a San Francisco street when he was struck and killed by Chris Bucchere, who was on a bicycle at the time. The San Francisco DA charged Mr. Bucchere with felony manslaughter.

Mr. Bucchere has now pled guilty to that charge.

“I believe justice has been served,” Gascon told reporters. “Mr. Bucchere has been held accountable to a level that’s historic in the state. His conduct was egregious. He will be providing 1,000 hours of community service. We hope many of those hours are spent talking about traffic safety.”

However, according to the article, Mr. Bucchere will not serve any time in prison. Or perhaps I should say the DA is not requesting any under this plea agreement. Mr. Bucchere will not actually be sentenced until August 16th. The SF Chron says that Mr. Hui’s family agreed to the plea, and that Mr. Bucchere will serve three years on probation. And:

After six months, Gascon said, a judge could reduce the charge to a misdemeanor.

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