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76-Year-Old Driver Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in San Francisco Chinatown Crash

The case underscores San Francisco’s push to improve pedestrian safety in Chinatown.

Overview

  • Prosecutors, who announced the case Wednesday, charged 76-year-old Zhuo Ming Lu with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and related traffic offenses.
  • Lu pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was released on his own recognizance under orders not to drive, to surrender his license and passport, and with a directive for the DMV to suspend his license.
  • A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 30.
  • Police say Lu tried to park on March 27 at Grant Avenue and Jackson Street, lost control, hit two people on the sidewalk, then struck a building.
  • The medical examiner identified the man who died as 49-year-old Cutberto Zamora-Martinez, while a second adult had injuries that were not life-threatening.