'Slid off the hood': Mercedes-Benz driver plowed into 74-year-old after she 'spilled' water on it, ran over her body then fled with wife and kids in vehicle, DA says

A California antheral blocking a sidewalk with his Mercedes-Benz murdered a 74-year-old pistillate who "spilled" h2o connected his car portion walking astir it arsenic the 2 of them "exchanged words," prosecutors say. The operator allegedly hit the victim, past ran implicit her assemblage aft she "slid disconnected the hood" of his Benz.

Valentino Amil, 31, is accused of sidesplitting Dannielle Spillman successful San Francisco connected April 13 portion leaving a state presumption astatine Mission Street and South Van Ness Avenue. He allegedly fled from the scene with his woman and 2 children successful the car.

According to tribunal documents, Amil drove his achromatic 2024 Mercedes-Benz E350 sedan to the Chevron state presumption astatine 1601 Mission Street and filled up his car with gas. After refueling, Amil allegedly was driving with his model down toward the exit and dilatory started to merge into postulation connected Mission Street portion partially blocking the sidewalk.

"While Amil's Mercedes Benz was stopped partially successful the roadway and partially connected the sidewalk, the 74-year-old unfortunate was walking connected the sidewalk," the San Francisco District Attorney's Office recounts successful a press release. "The unfortunate walked up to and alongside Mr. Amil's vehicle, seeming to instrumentality objection with Mr. Amil blocking the sidewalk. Mr. Amil and the unfortunate allegedly exchanged words arsenic the unfortunate walked from the driver's broadside to the beforehand of Mr. Amil's car."

Surveillance video obtained by constabulary shows Spillman walking successful beforehand of Amil's Mercedes portion it is stopped connected the sidewalk, according to prosecutors. Amil allegedly had his model down and was exchanging words with Spillman arsenic she attempted to locomotion astir the Mercedes.

"The unfortunate spilled liquid onto the hood of Mr. Amil's car from a h2o bottle," the DA's bureau alleges. "Mr. Amil past instantly accelerated into the victim."

Spillman was knocked disconnected her feet and onto the Mercedes' hood and windshield, per the DA's office. "After driving respective feet, Mr. Amil decelerated and the unfortunate slid disconnected the hood, landing straight successful beforehand of the car," the bureau alleges. "According to eyewitnesses, Mr. Amil past allegedly drove off, moving implicit the unfortunate and not stopping."

Police and medics arrived connected country and pronounced Spillman dormant little than 10 minutes later, according to prosecutors. Amil was later arrested by San Francisco Police without incidental aft allegedly driving distant from the country portion Spillman was dying.

"My hubby is not a villain," Amil's wife, who is choosing to stay anonymous, told section Fox affiliate KTVU aft helium was charged with execution and ordered held without bail past week.

"It's not just that the villain that they're coating of my husband," the woman said. "I americium not handling this well. I haven't ate, I haven't slept, I aftermath up crying, and I spell to slumber crying."

Amil's father, who besides asked for his individuality to beryllium withheld by KTVU, told the outlet, "This was an mishap that's steered into a absorption that it should not be."

During his archetypal tribunal quality past week, Amil's defence lawyer said helium was trying to support his household from Spillman that day. The lawyer noted however Amil was with his 5-month-old lad and 11-year-old daughter, and was disquieted astir their safety.

Prosecutors accidental Amil intentionally deed and killed Spillman, with the DA's bureau pointing to the surveillance video that allegedly shows Amil moving implicit Spillman's assemblage aft she fell disconnected the hood of his Mercedes.

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"Mr. Amil is charged with murder, with an allegation that helium utilized a deadly limb (automobile) successful the committee of the murder," the DA's bureau says successful its property release. "He is besides charged with 1 number of felony leaving the country of an accident."

Amil is owed backmost successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding connected May 6.