"A vehicle driven by Mary Fong Lau traveling in excess of 70 miles per hour in a residential area struck and killed all four members of our family. Judge Bruce Chan, who is handling the case, accepted no contest pleas to four felony counts of vehicular manslaughter and has indicated that he is not inclined to impose any jail time and, instead, is likely to impose a sentence of only two years of probation, without home detention and without meaningful community service."
"We believe the Court should not have accepted a no contest plea in a case involving the loss of four lives - including two babies. A no contest plea avoids a direct admission of guilt and allows the defendant to resolve the case without personally acknowledging responsibility in open court. In a case of this magnitude, justice requires a clear and unequivocal guilty plea to the four felonies."
On March 16, 2024, a vehicle driven by Mary Fong Lau traveling over 70 miles per hour in a residential area struck and killed four members of the Pinto de Oliveira family at a bus shelter in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood: Diego Cardoso de Oliveira (40), Matilde Moncada Ramos Pinto (38), and their sons Joaquim (1) and Cau (3 months). Judge Bruce Chan accepted no contest pleas to four felony counts of vehicular manslaughter and indicated he would impose only two years of probation without home detention or meaningful community service. The surviving family members oppose this decision, arguing the court should not have accepted a no contest plea in a case involving four deaths, including two infants, and that justice requires a clear guilty plea and appropriate sentencing.
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