An 80-year-old woman accused of driving at a high rate of speed and crashing into a family of four, killing them, at a San Francisco bus stop nearly two years ago, appeared in court on Friday. Mary Fong Lau had pleaded no contest to four felony counts of vehicular manslaughter in that crash.
The Superior Court judge in that case indicated Lau will likely get probation and no prison time after factoring in her age, remorse, and lack of criminal history.
The judge said she would likely serve two to three years probation and be banned from driving.
James Quadra, the attorney of the victims’ relatives, said they were appalled at this development in the crash where a single family, including two children ages two and under, were killed.
Quadra said, “a no-contest plea avoids the moral accountability that this case demands.”
