The family of a young woman killed in San Francisco says she would still be alive if state parole agents would have followed the law, according to a new government tort claim filed this week. In 2020, a crash downtown led to the deaths of 27-year-old Hanako Abe and 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt. Prosecutors said the driver, Troy McAlister, was speeding while under the influence of meth and alcohol when he ran a red light and hit the women in a crosswalk. Abe’s family is now filing a tort claim, which is the first step before filing a lawsuit against a government entity. The claim says Daly City Police had contacted CDCR parole agents two days before the crash, asking for help finding McAlister to take him into custody because of parole violations. But the claim says they didn’t get that assistance, despite McAlister wearing an ankle monitor that meant agents would have had his location. Sacramento lawyer Anh Phoong is representing Abe’s family in the new claim. In an interview with KCRA 3 Investigates, Phoong said, “Nothing can bring back their daughter, so they just want to make sure this doesn’t happen again, and that if that parole division is supposed to be supervising parolees, lets make sure that’s happening.” KCRA 3 Investigates also spoke with Abe’s mother, Hiroko Abe via Zoom from Japan. Speaking through an interpreter, Hiroko said her daughter was kind, thoughtful and hardworking. She said Hanako always wanted San Francisco to be a safe place to live, and that’s why through this claim she wants to make sure law enforcement agencies are communicating. The criminal case for McAlister is set to go to trial later this month. He is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter. The criminal case has already received a lot of attention in the Bay Area. It fueled the recall of former district attorney Chesa Boudin, whose office spared McAlister from a life sentence in a prior case. McAlister’s criminal history includes nine felony convictions, including drug offenses, attempted carjacking and robbery. KCRA reached out to CDCR for comment on the claim filed this week and so far we have not received a statement.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

The family of a young woman killed in San Francisco says she would still be alive if state parole agents would have followed the law, according to a new government tort claim filed this week.

In 2020, a crash downtown led to the deaths of 27-year-old Hanako Abe and 60-year-old Elizabeth Platt. Prosecutors said the driver, Troy McAlister, was speeding while under the influence of meth and alcohol when he ran a red light and hit the women in a crosswalk.

Abe’s family is now filing a tort claim, which is the first step before filing a lawsuit against a government entity. The claim says Daly City Police had contacted CDCR parole agents two days before the crash, asking for help finding McAlister to take him into custody because of parole violations.

But the claim says they didn’t get that assistance, despite McAlister wearing an ankle monitor that meant agents would have had his location.

Sacramento lawyer Anh Phoong is representing Abe’s family in the new claim. In an interview with KCRA 3 Investigates, Phoong said, “Nothing can bring back their daughter, so they just want to make sure this doesn’t happen again, and that if that parole division is supposed to be supervising parolees, lets make sure that’s happening.”

KCRA 3 Investigates also spoke with Abe’s mother, Hiroko Abe via Zoom from Japan. Speaking through an interpreter, Hiroko said her daughter was kind, thoughtful and hardworking. She said Hanako always wanted San Francisco to be a safe place to live, and that’s why through this claim she wants to make sure law enforcement agencies are communicating.

The criminal case for McAlister is set to go to trial later this month. He is facing charges of vehicular manslaughter.

The criminal case has already received a lot of attention in the Bay Area. It fueled the recall of former district attorney Chesa Boudin, whose office spared McAlister from a life sentence in a prior case.

McAlister’s criminal history includes nine felony convictions, including drug offenses, attempted carjacking and robbery.

KCRA reached out to CDCR for comment on the claim filed this week and so far we have not received a statement.

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