"80-year-old Mary Fong Lau was in court Friday in San Francisco, changing her plea to no contest in the March 2024 vehicle collision that killed a couple and their two small children in West Portal, as the Chronicle reports. The plea, while not admitting guilt, allows the court to treat them as if they were guilty and waives the right to a trial."
"Lau was charged in July 2024 with four counts of gross vehicuilar manslaughter for the deaths of 40-year-old Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 38-year-old Matilde Moncada Ramos Pinto, their one-year-old son Joaquim Ramos Pinto de Oliveira, and their three-month-old son Caue Ramos Pinto de Oliveira. Her Mercedes SUV sped up to 70 miles per hour into the family, who were waiting at a bus stop near the Muni light-rail station."
80-year-old Mary Fong Lau entered a no-contest plea to four counts of gross vehicular manslaughter in a March 2024 collision that killed a couple and their two young children in West Portal. The plea does not admit guilt but permits the court to treat the charges as if proven and waives a trial. Lau was charged in July 2024 after her Mercedes SUV accelerated to about 70 miles per hour into the family, who were waiting at a bus stop near a Muni light-rail station. The victims were 40-year-old Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 38-year-old Matilde Moncada Ramos Pinto, their one-year-old son Joaquim, and their three-month-old son Caue. The judge indicated prison time was unlikely given Lau's age and lack of prior record; family members spoke in court seeking stricter restrictions while supporters outside celebrated.
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