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The mother of fallen Corona bike rider Benjamin Montalvo<\/a> has received word that the hit-and-run driver who killed her son is getting out of prison six and a half years early<\/a>.<\/p>\n Twenty-eight-year old Neomi Velado was sentenced to nine years behind bars after she was convicted of felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and hit-and-run causing death.<\/p>\n She was busy texting her boyfriend when she slammed into Montalvo\u2019s bicycle back in 2020, after reportedly drinking and smoking weed; it was her fourth distracted driving crash, which alone should have justified a murder charge.<\/p>\n But by fleeing the scene, she gave herself enough time to sober up before her mom convinced her to turn herself in \u2014 but only after she had replaced her windshield to hide evidence of the crime, and driven to work the next day.<\/p>\n And was photographed partying with her boyfriend in Las Vegas shortly afterwards. Apparently, taking the life of an innocent man didn\u2019t do much to dampen her spirits.<\/p>\n Montalvo\u2019s mother is appealing to Governor Newsom to halt the early release. She is also supporting Senate Bill 907<\/a>, which would add gross vehicular manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated to the state\u2019s list of violent felonies, which would allow sentences to be reduced by just 15%.<\/p>\n The fact that they aren\u2019t already considered violent felonies would be impossible to believe if this wasn\u2019t California, where even the most egregious motor vehicle collisions are still just considered \u201coopsies.\u201d<\/p>\n The bill would also require a Watson notice anytime a DUI is knocked down to hit-and-run, allowing drivers to be charged with 2nd degree murder if they kill anyone while driving under the influence again.<\/p>\n Although they should also require a Watson notice after a first-time distracted driving conviction, so the driver could face a murder count if they kill someone while driving distracted again.<\/p>\n Let alone a fourth time.<\/p>\n Instead, we once again allowed a demonstrably dangerous driver to remain on the streets until it was too late.<\/p>\n And even then, shamefully let her go with a relative slap on the wrist.<\/p>\n Photo by Kindel Media<\/a> from Pexels.<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n LADOT is conducting yet another survey, this time to consider changes to the Sunset\/Cesar Chavez corridor.<\/p>\n Sunset\/Chavez Safety and Mobility Project The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is kicking off a new planning effort to improve safety and mobility along Sunset Blvd and Cesar Chavez Ave, between Fountain Ave and Alameda St. This major corridor connects neighborhoods across the city to key destinations such as Dodger Stadium, LA State Historic Park, Chinatown, Olvera Street, Union Station, and Downtown LA \u2013 Today there are critical gaps in the transportation network and ongoing safety concerns for people walking, biking, and taking public transit along the corridor.<\/p>\n At this stage, LADOT is focused on understanding the full range of issues people experience along Sunset Blvd and Cesar Chavez Ave. We are especially interested in hearing from community members about safety concerns, access challenges, and ideas for how the street could function better for everyone. LADOT wants your input to better understand the full range of issues experienced along Sunset Blvd and Cesar Chavez Ave to ensure the project reflects the community\u2019s needs. Please take our survey to share your experience along the corridor and let us know how the corridor can be improved for all road users.<\/p>\n The survey is available until Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in English, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese.<\/p>\n Survey participants will be entered into an opportunity drawing for a chance to win a $50 gift card.<\/p>\n Take the Survey by Tuesday, March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n Metro will host an All The Love Community Ride<\/a> to mark Valentines Day tomorrow.<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n The war on cars may be a myth, but the war on bikes just keeps on going.<\/p>\n Um, okay. A columnist for the London Telegraph calls for all of us \u201cselfish\u201d bike riders to be forced to wear license plates<\/a>, arguing that drivers are \u2018\u201dterrified\u201d by \u201cegomaniac\u201d bicyclists with \u201cabsolutist green agenda.\u201d\u2018 Maybe we should just rivet a license onto our bike shorts. Or jeans. Or whatever the hell you ride in.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n Local\u00a0<\/p>\n No news is good news, right?<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n State<\/p>\n Nope, nothing to see here, either.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n National<\/p>\n A Las Vegas police station swings into action when a viewer complained about the broken HAWK beacons on a rail trail bike path crossing<\/a>.<\/p>\n A 100km \u2014 62 mile \u2014 ride connecting the Tucson area\u2019s three Costcos<\/a> has become an annual tradition for the University of Arizona medical school, and sparked conversations that have led to new areas of research.<\/p>\n The head of a Denver design firm makes the case for why the city\u2019s protected bikeways provide a year-round return on investment<\/a>. When I lived in Denver back in the Dark Ages, I could ride my bike across most of the city without ever riding in the street. And did year round, unless it snowed. In which case I used the same paths to ski to work.\u00a0<\/p>\n People For Bikes marks Black History Month, without mentioning it, by celebrating the North Omaha Trail<\/a>, saying it connects communities while centering its culture, in the birthplace of Malcom X.<\/p>\n Two weeks after bike riders around the world honored slain Minneapolis mountain biker and VA nurse Alex Pretti<\/a>, a moment-by-moment video analysis by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul showed that Pretti made no aggressive movements or tried to resist ICE officers in any way<\/a>, and did nothing to justify the shooting that killed him.<\/p>\n New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will announce plans today to re-reverse his predecessor\u2019s decision to reverse plans for bus and bike lanes<\/a>. Got that?<\/p>\n Florida cops conducted a full-blown police chase, complete with helicopter, and eventually took the miscreant into custody \u2014 a 14-year old kid on an ebike<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n International<\/p>\n Travel site Islands takes a look at Montreal<\/a>, after Copenhagenize named it the most bike friendly city in North America. Which oddly, is not an island. But still.\u00a0<\/p>\n A BBC radio host will ride a tandem most of the way across the UK<\/a>, but not quite, to raise funds for Comic Relief\u2019s Red Nose Day.<\/p>\n You\u2019ve got to be kidding. In a story that\u2019s equal parts heartbreaking and infuriating, a 58-year Korean man walked without a day behind bars<\/a> for using a choke chain to drag his dog to death behinds his ebike, while leaving a half-mile streak of bloodstains from the dog\u2019s bleeding paws. Maybe someone should put the judge in a choke chain and make him run barefoot behind an ebike for an hour on an 82\u00b0 night.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Competitive Cycling<\/p>\n The first stage of Spain\u2019s Andaluc\u00eda Bike Race has been called on account of rain<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Finally\u2026<\/p>\n Your next taillight could use AI to scare the crap out<\/a> of you when a car comes too close. Your next bike could trace the history of Trek<\/a>.<\/p>\n And we may have to deal with some real snakes behind the wheel. But a real Burmese Python<\/a>, not so much.<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n See you at Santa Anita Park on Sunday, when our spokescorgi will compete in the Winter Corgi Nationals<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n We\u2019ll be easy to spot. We\u2019ll be the ones with the corgi.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n Be safe, and stay healthy. 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