Her Last Hit-and-Run Was Fatal. She’s Out in Under 3 Years.

(This content was created with the help of AI.) A California mother who lost her son in a hit-and-run crash is watching the repeat offender who killed him prepare to walk free years ahead of schedule.

Kellie Montalvo says she was stunned to learn that 28-year-old Neomi Velado, sentenced in 2023 to nine years in prison for felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and felony hit-and-run, is set for release after serving less than three years, per the Los Angeles Times.

A notice from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) informed her that Velado, who struck and killed 21-year-old bicyclist Benjamin Montalvo in Corona in June 2020 while texting, could leave custody as early as this month based on time served and good-conduct and other credits…

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