Video Suggests SoMa Hit-and-Run Death Was Intentional

"The video shows the victim walking from the rear to the front of the suspect vehicle as it sits straddling the sidewalk, attempting to pull out from a driveway onto the street. This appears to have been some sort of confrontation, and the driver appears to accelerate into the victim as he passes in front of the vehicle, knocking him onto the hood and onto the ground before running him over."

"Police detained 30-year-old Valentino Cash Amil, who apparently led police on a brief chase in a black Mercedes. Amil, who reportedly had a small child in the car at the time, was arrested on charges of homicide and felony hit-and-run with injury."

"Strangely, on Wednesday, another video surfaced on Reddit which shows a black Mercedes nearly striking a bicyclist as it makes a speedy right turn at 8th and Mission streets, veering into the bike lane on Mission."

A video from Reddit shows the moments before, during, and after a hit-and-run incident in SoMa, where a man was killed. The driver of a Mercedes allegedly struck the victim, who appeared to confront the vehicle before being hit. The driver accelerated, knocking the victim onto the hood and then running over him. Valentino Cash Amil, 30, was arrested shortly after the incident on charges of homicide and felony hit-and-run. Another video surfaced showing a similar vehicle nearly hitting a bicyclist days later.

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