The 80-year-old driver who killed a family in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood is unlikely to face prison time, and the victims’ family is devastated.<\/p>\n
District Attorney Brooke Jenkins expressed frustration that Lau was not required to enter a plea, and that she could one day drive again.<\/p>\n
“This is not a crime that we believe was intentional conduct, and there are limitations of what she is able to do physically- but again, simply because you are elderly does not mean that there shouldn’t be sufficient accountability. That is what my office’s position remains to be. There has to be a form of accountability that actually gives this family a sense of justice that sends a message to other drivers on the road in San Francisco, said District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.<\/p>\n
Lau’s attorney said she was remorseful.<\/p>\n
“There are no good outcomes for such an immense tragedy. Everyone who came to court felt the pain that is present in the community and from these families and we feel it- too. Mrs. Lau feels the pain of this tragic loss. She has taken accountability by pleading no contest. Not requiring the district attorney’s office to do a preliminary hearing or to take the case to trial which would have taken years with an unknown outcome. She hopes that by entering a no contest plead it could begin a process of healing for these families,” said Seth Morris, Lau’s attorney.<\/p>\n
Two years ago, this week the family of four was on their way to the San Francisco Zoo with their two young children when they were killed by Lau driving 70 miles an hour in the residential area of West Portal in San Francisco.<\/p>\n
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