"The now 79- or 80-year-old woman who is accused of mowing down a family of four with her car in West Portal two years ago will be in court Friday hoping to have her charges reduced to misdemeanors. As you might imagine, the family of 40-year-old Diego Cardoso de Oliveira and 38-year-old Matilde Moncado Ramos Pinto and their two small children is appalled by the efforts of the accused driver, Mary Fong Lau, to lessen her charges as they seek justice for their loved ones."
""We're vehemently against [this], because no evidence has been provided that would suggest this isn't gross negligence," said Ramos Pinto's brother Luis, speaking to ABC 7 this week. "I would like to see this person tried and suffer, be held accountable and responsible for her actions. Luis Ramos Pinto added, "It wasn't just my sister and her family that died. Part of us all died.""
"On Friday, Lau is expected to appear before a judge who will hear a request to have those charges reduced to misdemeanors, per ABC 7. Attorney Jim Quadra, who is representing the family of the deceased, tells the station that any such reduction in charges would be seen as "a basic slap on the wrist for having taken four lives.""
Mary Fong Lau, now 79 or 80, is accused of mowing down a family of four in West Portal two years ago. The victims include 40-year-old Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 38-year-old Matilde Moncado Ramos Pinto, and their two small children. Lau was charged in July 2024 with four counts of gross vehicular manslaughter. A judge will hear a request to reduce those charges to misdemeanors on Friday. The victims' family vehemently opposes any reduction and seeks full accountability. The family's attorneys have filed a civil wrongful death suit and allege Lau and relatives attempted to conceal assets to avoid claims. Lau stands accused of driving her SUV at high speed from Ulloa Street.
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