Overview
- Mary Fong Lau, 80, was sentenced to two years of probation, credited with six days in jail already served, ordered to complete 200 hours of community service, and barred from driving for three years.
- Lau pleaded no contest to four felony vehicular manslaughter counts, and the court said restitution will be set later after estimates ranging from about $67,000 to nearly $300,000 were discussed.
- Investigators concluded Lau was driving up to about 70 mph before mounting the curb at the West Portal bus stop and found no medical emergency or vehicle malfunction.
- Relatives of the victims and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins condemned the outcome and had urged at least a year of home confinement and a guilty plea rather than no contest.
- Lau apologized directly to the family in court, her attorney said she does not intend to drive again, and a vigil with Walk SF renewed calls for lower speeds and permanent speed-camera enforcement.