Driver who allegedly killed family of 4 in San Francisco accused of hiding wealth ...Middle East

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A driver who is charged with killing a family of four at a San Francisco bus stop is facing new allegations this May.

The driver, 79-year-old Mary Fong Lau, transferred ownership of real estate properties out of her name to allegedly hide her assets, attorneys claim. A recently filed lawsuit states Lau did this to avoid financial responsibility in a wrongful death civil case that seeks monetary damages on behalf of the victims' grieving relatives.

Lau was speeding and driving the wrong-way into on-coming traffic when her Mercedes SUV plowed into a bus stop at Muni Metro West Portal Station on March 16, 2024, city transportation officials said.

Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 40, Matilde Moncado Ramos Pinto, 38, and their two children -- 1-year-old baby Joaquin and 2-month-old infant Caue -- were waiting for the bus to take a trip to the San Francisco Zoo. The entire family suffered fatal injuries.

Prosecutors charged the driver with four felony counts of vehicular manslaughter. Attorneys representing the victims' relatives also filed a case in civil court.

Earlier this month, a new lawsuit was filed against Lau accusing her of transferring real estate assets in San Francisco to avoid paying the victims' families.

Attorneys with the law firm Quadra & Coll are asking the court to block Lau from making any more property transfers, as well as reverse previous transfers made after the March 16, 2024 quadruple fatal crash.

Attorneys claim that Lau owned a house at 250 Crestlake Drive, another house at 155 Pixley Street, and a commercial building 2969 Mission Street until she handed them over to Sterling Haven Management LLC and Desert Canyon Ventures LLC. Both homes are estimated to be worth more than $1 million each.

"Lau, in her individual capacity and as trustee for the Mary F. Lau Revocable Trust, transferred real property with actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud plaintiffs," the new lawsuit states. "Lau’s attorneys did not disclose (in court filings) that Lau was transferring assets out of her name."

The lawsuit contains the following timeline of events:

The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act prevents debtors, or a person who is liable, from legally placing property beyond reach.

Lau is scheduled to appear in criminal court on July 17 to set a date for her preliminary hearing. She has pleaded not guilty and remains out of custody.

Prosecutors said the bus station collision was caused by the Mercedes driver's "gross negligence" and "excessive speed."

The victims’ family wrote in a previous statement to KRON4, "Diego and Matilde were warm and loving parents who had a deep love for their beautiful children and enjoyed nothing more than spending time with their two little boys. They were also what one would call real ‘life enhancers’ — the kind of people everyone loved to be around."

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