#DC-0134
Dannielle Spillman
Charged · allegations
last updated 8 August 2026 · 2 sources
Confirmed facts
14
Open questions
4
Victim age
74
Defendant age
30
Case stage
Charged
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Timeline of what's confirmed14 entries
13 April 2026, about 3:23 p.m.
A vehicle-pedestrian collision occurred in the area of Mission Street and South Van Ness Avenue, and responding officers found the pedestrian dead at the scene.
CBS San Francisco, citing San Francisco Police Department
13 April 2026
The vehicle fled before officers arrived, according to police.
CBS San Francisco, citing San Francisco Police Department
13 April 2026
Investigators determined the suspect vehicle was traveling on U.S. Highway 101, and officers and sheriff's deputies later conducted a traffic stop near Potrero Avenue and 18th Street.
CBS San Francisco, citing San Francisco Police Department
13 April 2026
Police identified the driver as Valentino Cash Amil, 30, of San Francisco, and arrested him.
CBS San Francisco, citing San Francisco Police Department
13 April 2026
Amil was taken to San Francisco County Jail on charges of homicide and felony vehicle hit-and-run with injury.
CBS San Francisco, citing San Francisco Police Department
13 April 2026
Court documents alleged that after Amil filled a black 2024 Mercedes-Benz E350 sedan at a Chevron station, the vehicle partly blocked the sidewalk where the pedestrian was walking and the two exchanged words.
CBS San Francisco, citing court documents
13 April 2026
Court documents alleged that Amil then drove into the pedestrian after she walked in front of the stopped vehicle.
CBS San Francisco, citing court documents
15 April 2026
A judge granted the district attorney's request to detain Amil without bail.
CBS San Francisco
15 April 2026
Defense attorney Seth Morris disputed the police and prosecution account and said Amil acted in self-defense.
CBS San Francisco
15 April 2026
Morris said Amil did not enter a plea at arraignment.
CBS San Francisco
16 April 2026
San Francisco Police Chief Derrick Lew and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins cited details that they said indicated Amil allegedly targeted the pedestrian after a dispute; the charge and allegations remain unproven allegations.
CBS San Francisco
16 April 2026
The San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office identified the pedestrian as 74-year-old Dannielle Spillman.
CBS San Francisco
16 April 2026
CBS San Francisco reported that Amil faced a murder charge, an allegation of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a murder, and leaving the scene of a crash.
CBS San Francisco
24 April 2026
A hearing on Amil's bail status was scheduled for this date.
CBS San Francisco
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Did Amil later enter a plea?unconfirmed in allowed sources · unconfirmed
What happened at the bail-status hearing scheduled for 24 April 2026?unconfirmed in allowed sources · unconfirmed
Has a preliminary hearing, trial date, or next court date been set?unconfirmed in allowed sources · unconfirmed
What is the full current operative complaint and case number?unconfirmed in allowed sources · unconfirmed
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