The quiet streets of San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood became the scene of unimaginable tragedy when an 80-year-old driver, Mary Phuong Lao, lost control of her car and crashed into a family of four. In a matter of seconds, an ordinary day turned into a devastating loss that would ripple through an entire community.
According to authorities, the impact was catastrophic. The victims, a family out together, had no chance to escape the oncoming vehicle.
The fact that the mom, dad, and their two young children were simply out walking together when the crash occurred underscores the randomness and devastation of the incident — they were not engaged in risky behavior, just going about their day in a residential neighborhood…