San Francisco woman faces hate crime charge in Muni incident

Jacqueline Miller, 51, was arrested on suspicion of an aggravated assault and elder abuse hate crime, police said. Jacqueline Miller, 51, was arrested on suspicion of an aggravated assault and elder abuse hate crime, police said. Photo: San Francisco Police Department / / San Francisco Police Department Photo: San Francisco Police Department / / San Francisco Police Department Image 1 of / 43 Caption Close San Francisco woman faces hate crime charge in Muni incident 1 / 43 Back to Gallery

A San Francisco woman pushed an elderly Asian woman off a Muni bus in the Bayview neighborhood and has been arrested on suspicion of committing a hate crime, police said.

Witnesses told police that Jacqueline Miller, 51, pushed an 81-year-old woman off of a bus Thursday at Third Street and Palou, then left the scene as the woman fell into the roadway and hit her head on the pavement, police said.

Officers arrived to the scene about 8:20 a.m., where they found the victim using a napkin to stop the flow of blood from her head. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

An officer found the suspect a block away at Third Street and Quesada Avenue, authorities said. Police said Miller pushed the elderly woman because of her ethnicity, which is why she faces hate crime charges.

Miller was booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of aggravated assault and elder abuse. Her bail was set at $280,000.

Jenna Lyons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jlyons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @JennaJourno