An 80-year-old California woman accused of plowing into a family of four as they waited at a bus stop — killing all of them — is asking a court to reduce the case from felonies to misdemeanors.
Authorities have charged Mary Fong Lau with four felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the deaths of Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 40; Matilde Moncado Ramos Pinto, 38; and their two small children — an infant and a toddler.
But when Lau appears in court Friday, her attorney is expected to formally request a more lenient outcome that would allow her to plead guilty to misdemeanor offenses, according to local ABC affiliate KGO.
Crash happened as family waited for bus to the zoo
Investigators say the family was killed on March 16, 2024, while standing at a bus stop near the West Portal Muni station on their way to the zoo. Lau, driving a Mercedes SUV, allegedly struck them at around 65 mph, KGO reported…