An Inland Empire woman who was sentenced to nine years in prison for the hit-and-run death of a young bicyclist is being released after serving just two-and-a-half years of her sentence.
In June 2020, Benjamin Montalvo was riding his bicycle in Corona when a car driven by Neomi Velado struck and killed him. Velado then drove off.
“He was struck by an impaired texting repeat offender who didn’t even stop at the scene,” Kellie Montalvo, Benjamin’s mother, told KNX News’ Emily Valdez. “She backed up and continued to text and left Benjamin to die in the street.”…