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   From: 9097514834@newsom.com   
      
   A California woman who killed a cyclist in her fourth distracted-driving   
   crash is cruising to an early release from prison – and her victim’s   
   family is outraged.   
      
   Neomi Velado, 28, struck and killed 21-year-old Benjamin Montalvo in   
   2020 while he was out riding with friends in Corona, Riverside County.   
      
   High and texting at the time of the crash, Velado began serving a   
   nine-year prison term for vehicular manslaughter in 2023.   
      
   But less than three years later Velado is set to be released early for   
   good behavior.   
      
   And Benjamin’s mother, Kellie Montalvo, is furious that Velado is set to   
   stroll out of the California Institution for Women in nearly Chino on   
   Valentine’s Day.   
      
   “It’s a gut punch and an outrage for sure,” said Montalvo, who lives in   
   Corona with her husband and has three other sons. “There’s no way this   
   woman has been rehabilitated in just two-and-a-half years.”   
      
   Montalvo said Benjamin was “a light” who brought joy to his many friends   
   and enjoyed playing football, soccer and basketball, as well as cycling.   
      
   Benjamin’s death has destroyed the once-happy Montalvo family, she said.   
      
   Police said Velado was impaired and texting when she struck Montalvo’s   
   son. Velado fled the scene of the crash and even replaced her smashed   
   windshield to cover up the crime, prosecutors said.   
      
   Velado was sentenced to nine years for vehicular manslaughter with gross   
   negligence and fleeing the scene after committing vehicular   
   manslaughter, prison officials said.   
      
   She had previously been in four previous hit-and-run collisions in which   
   she was distracted by her phone, Montalvo said.   
      
   The crash in which Benjamin was killed was Velado’s fifth at-fault crash   
   overall, she said.   
      
   Montalvo recently received a letter from the California Department of   
   Corrections and Rehabilitation obtained by The Post, which said Velado   
   would be released on parole.   
      
   Department of Corrections spokesman Emily Humpal explained Velado’s   
   early release by noting she received 124 days custody credit for time   
   served before she began her sentence.   
      
   “The earliest possible release date for determinately sentenced   
   offenders may be moved up based on credits that apply to the person’s   
   sentence,” Humpal said in a statement. “Velado’s earliest possible   
   release date is February 2026.”   
      
   Humpal wouldn’t say if Velado would be allowed to drive legally upon her   
   release. Lawyers for Velado couldn’t immediately be reached.   
      
   Montalvo said earlier this week she appealed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s   
   office in an attempt to postpone Velado’s scheduled release date of Feb.   
   14, but Newsom’s office couldn’t help.   
      
   The prosecutors of Velado’s case are also against Velado’s early   
   release, said Riverside County District Attorney spokesman John Hall.   
      
   “While we respect the legal process, public safety remains our top   
   priority,” said Hall in a statement. “[We] strongly oppose her release   
   as she has demonstrated that she is a danger to our community.”   
      
   Montalvo said she’s still wishful that Velado won’t be released early,   
   but she’s losing hope.   
      
   “If they do let her out, I just hope she doesn’t hurt anyone else,”   
   Montalvo said.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2026/02/13/us-news/neomi-velado-who-struck-and-killed-   
   21-year-old-benjamin-montalvo-in-corona-hit-and-run-set-for-early-release   
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   Serves California and their stupid "bikes have rights" bullshit right.   
      
   California voters let the legislature reduce two lanes down to one while   
   giving cyclists complete access to the one they took.  Only ignorant   
   Democrats would expect a 20,000 pound truck to yield to bikes on public   
   roads.   
      
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