Elderly Driver Arrested In Horrific San Francisco Bus Stop Crash That Killed Couple, Child

CBS San Francisco

March 19, 2024

The elderly driver of an SUV involved in a horrific crash at a San Francisco bus stop was arrested for vehicular manslaughter and other charges in the deaths of a couple and their toddler over the weekend, police sources told KPIX on Monday.

Jail records indicate the suspect driver, identified as 78-year-old Mary Fong Lau, was booked Sunday afternoon on charges of vehicular manslaughter, reckless driving, reckless driving with bodily injury, driving the wrong way on a divided road, and driving at an unsafe speed.

Friends of the victims of Saturday's crash near West Portal station identified them as a family of four on an outing to celebrate the parents' wedding anniversary. Police announced on Sunday a third victim in the crash, the mother, died from her injuries. Only her infant, a baby boy, survived with critical injuries.

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