Crime & Safety

Bail Hearing for Driver Charged with Murder in Fatal Bike Collision

Cody Hall, 18, will be in court at 9 a.m. tomorrow for a bail hearing

An 18-year-old Pleasanton man facing charges of murder and felony reckless driving in connection to the June 9 collision that killed 58-year-old bicyclist Diana Hersevoort will be at the Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice on Sept. 10 for a bail hearing.


Cody Hall, 18, a Foothill High School graduate, has been held at the Santa Rita Jail on a "no bail status" since he was taken into custody on Aug. 14 while in appearing in court after prosecutors raised the vehicular manslaughter charge against Hall to murder. 

During his first court appearance on July 29, Hall was ordered by Judge Hugh Walker not to drive during the course of the case.

[Related story: Judge Orders Defendant in Fatal Bike Crash Not to Drive]

The Hall case has drawn national attention because his social media posts, along with his driving record, will likely be the foundation for the murder case against him.

[Related article: Apparent 'CodyyHall' Instagram Posts Flaunt Beating Speeding Ticket and Hating Police]

According to documents submitted by police to the court, Hall is believed to have been passing a vehicle on Foothill Road at about 83 miles per hour, when he lost control of his car, striking bicyclists Diana and Joe Hersevoort on June 9. Diana Hersevoort, 58, was killed in the collision.

Hall's father, Aaron Hall, a two-time convicted felon, facing his own felony charges, was recently in court for a pretrial hearing and will be back in court in October for another pretrial hearing, according to court records. Read the full story here.

Previous Patch articles about the fatal Foothill Road collision:

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