Overview
- Mary Fong Lau entered no-contest pleas to four felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter, and the court accepted the pleas.
- Judge Bruce E. Chan indicated he intends to impose roughly two to three years of probation with a prohibition on driving during that period, with final sentencing set for March 20.
- District Attorney Brooke Jenkins formally opposed both the plea and the indicated sentence, arguing it does not require an admission of guilt or adequate accountability.
- Relatives of the victims and West Portal residents voiced devastation and anger over the prospect of no incarceration or home detention.
- Plaintiffs’ attorney Jim Quadra plans to seek resumption of stayed civil cases to examine alleged post-crash asset transfers, an allegation Lau’s counsel disputes as coincidental.