The Marin County bicyclist who fatally struck a pedestrian crossing the street in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service.
About a dozen family members of the victim, 71-year-old Sutchi Hui, were present. Terry Hui, son of the victim, read a statement in court.
"Please don't squander the second chance you have to become a good and compassionate person," Hui said to Chris Bucchere in the statement. He called Bucchere's notorious blog post about the incident, where the cyclist wrote about crashing into a pedestrian but lamented the loss of his bike helmet, "narcissistic and insensitive."
Terry Hui asked that Bucchere's community service involve working with the elderly, building housing with groups such as Habitat for Humanity, and working with groups that help victims of head trauma recover.
Judge James Collins said he would give his "strong recommendation to the probation department that they follow" the request of the victim's son.