Driver Charged with Second Degree Murder in Fatal Bike Collision Due In Court

Pleasanton resident Cody Hall will appear at the Gale-Schenone Hall of Justice in Pleasanton at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to court records, Hall will likely enter a plea and may request bail for charges relating to the June 9 collision on Foothill Road that resulted in the death of Dublin resident Diana Hersevoort.

Hall was last in court on Oct. 8 when his lawyer asked the Judge Jacob Blea for more time to gather evidence in the case before entering a plea.

[Related article: Lawyer Asks Judge for More Time Before Cody Hall Enters Plea]

In a previous Patch article, criminal defense attorney Mary Ann Bird says a guilty conviction for Hall could put the teen in prison until he is in his thirties.

If Hall is convicted on the murder charge, Bird says Hall could be sentenced up to 15 years to life in prison.

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 on Dec. 16 for another pretrial hearing, according to court records. Read the full story here.

Previous Patch articles about the fatal Foothill Road collision:

• Family of Woman Killed in Bicycle Collision Say Damaged Memorial Adds to Pain

• Judge on Cody Hall Case: 'So, So Sad for Everyone Involved'

• 18-Year-Old Involved in Fatal Bike Collision to be Arraigned

• Driver Charged with Second Degree Murder in Fatal Bike Collision In Court Monday

• Father of Fatal Bike Collision Suspect to be Arraigned Thursday

• UPDATE: Bicyclist Killed On Foothill Identified As Dublin Resident

• Driver in Fatal Collision Used Social Media to Talk About Speeding