San Francisco Judge Says No Prison Time For Driver Who Killed Family of Four

An elderly and reportedly wealthy woman who killed a family of four while speeding the wrong way down a residential San Francisco street will likely face no prison time, a judge handling the case indicated Friday.

Mary Fong Lau, 80, changed her plea Friday afternoon from not guilty to no contest to four felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter.

Following the plea, San Francisco Super Court Judge Bruce Chan, while saying the loss of life was “incomprehensible,” indicated he was unlikely to impose a prison sentence because the defendant was remorseful and giving her time would be “sentencing her to die within the state prison system.”…

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