Overview
- Mary Fong Lau, 80, entered a no-contest plea to four felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter in San Francisco Superior Court.
- Judge Bruce Chan said he is inclined to impose two to three years of probation with a prohibition on driving and no prison term, with final sentencing to be set later.
- Prosecutors objected to the no-contest plea and to indications there will be no home detention or community service requirements.
- Relatives of the victims urged tougher consequences, calling for home detention, meaningful community service, and action on Lau’s driver’s license.
- The March 2024 crash at a West Portal Muni stop killed Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, his 1-year-old son Joaquim, Matilde Moncada Ramos Pinto, and her 3-month-old son Cauê, and civil suits alleging post-crash asset transfers by Lau remain active.