Crime & Safety
No Charges In Pedestrian Death Of Alameda Supervisor Wilma Chan
"The investigation of the death of Supervisor Chan was very thorough and comprehensive," O'Malley's office said in a news release.
November 4, 2022
There will be no charges filed against a motorist who fatally struck long-time East Bay political icon, Wilma Chan, as she crossed a street in Alameda in November 2021, prosecutors announced Thursday.
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Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley announced that a year-long investigation found that "no charges against the driver of the car could be filed, sustained, or proved beyond a reasonable doubt."
"The investigation of the death of Supervisor Chan was very thorough and comprehensive," O'Malley's office said in a news release. "Based on the investigation, including hours of witness interviews and a re-creation of the scene, and the careful review of the law, the District Attorney's Office determined that no charges against the driver of the car could be filed, sustained, or proved beyond a reasonable doubt."
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