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West Portal Vigil Marks Two Years as Driver Faces Sentencing in Fatal Bus Stop Crash

Community pressure centers on accountability over a likely probationary outcome.

Overview

  • Dozens gathered Thursday night at the West Portal bus stop to honor Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, Matilde Ramos Pinto and their two children two years after they were killed.
  • Driver Mary Fong Lau previously entered a no-contest plea and is due in San Francisco Superior Court at 9 a.m. Friday for a final hearing and sentencing.
  • The judge has indicated an expected sentence of about two years of probation with no prison time and a temporary driving ban, citing her age, lack of record and stated remorse.
  • Relatives and friends say they have not seen sufficient remorse, and a petition with roughly 12,000 signatures urges tougher consequences including house arrest, community service and permanent license revocation.
  • Walk San Francisco and the family are pressing for lower speed limits and permanent expansion of the city’s speed‑camera program to curb deadly speeding.