"Mary Fong Lau was sentenced to six days in jail, plus two years' probation and 200 hours of community service by a judge on March 20 after entering a plea of no contest. The judge said he considered the driver's age in the sentencing and her clean record prior to the crash."
"During the criminal trial, Lau did not take the stand and provide any explanation of why she was driving so fast in a 25 mph zone. No car issues have been identified that might have caused this crash."
"She will not be able to invoke her 5th amendment privilege against self-incrimination because the criminal case is over. There is no risk that she will be charged criminally for that so she can't hide that behind that anymore."
"By pleading no contest, she has not agreed that she is liable for the accident. So the plaintiff will have to go through the trouble of putting out the evidence."
Mary Fong Lau, 80, was sentenced to six days in jail and two years' probation after pleading no contest for killing a family of four in San Francisco. The crash occurred when Lau drove 70 mph in a 25 mph zone. During the criminal trial, she did not explain her actions. In upcoming civil lawsuits, she must testify under oath, as her criminal case has concluded, and she cannot invoke the 5th amendment. Her plea complicates the civil case, as she has not admitted liability.
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