Driver who was accused of killing family in the West portal crash tried to hide assets

San Francisco – – The driver, who is accused of having killed a family of four at a bus stop in San Francisco's district of West Portal, was hit by a new civil lawsuit.

In the lawsuit it is claimed that Mary Fong Lau, 79, tries to avoid financial accountability for the victims' families by transferring assets in a fraudulent manner while an illegal death against them is pending.

The background story:

Lau is also related to the accident in March 2024, in which Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 40, was killed, four criminal offenses compared to manslaughter in March 2024. Matilde Ramos Pinto, 38; Her 1-year-old son Joaquin; and 3 month old son, Caue Ramos Pinto de Oliveira. The crash occurred near the Ulloa Street and the Lenox Way.

District Prosecutor Brooke Jenkins said that speed and gross negligence were factors in the crash that happened when Lau supposedly put her Mercedes-Benz-SUV from 2014 into the family.

Laus lawyer, Jim Geller, said that she had eaten her brother at noon when “her car just lost weight”. He said that the crash was an isolated incident and not habitual behavior.

Jenkins said that a mechanical failure was excluded as a factor of the crash.

Lau remains free before her criminal proceedings.

Transfer of real estate stocks

What you say:

The law firm Quadra & Coll LLP, which represented the victims' families, submitted the new civil lawsuit according to the uniform resurable transactions act. The law firm claims that Lau had transferred its interest in San Francisco Real Estate to hide assets after the lawsuit was submitted in June 2024 for false deaths. In the new lawsuit, Lau is prevented from transferring more of your real estate assets.

According to the complaint, Lau transferred her share of three San Francisco real estate to two newly founded companies in Nevada Limited Liability: Sterling Haven Management LLC and Desert Canyon Ventures LLC. On the day after the broadcast, her lawyer team submitted an application to remain the unlawful death by the result of the criminal proceedings.

“This new lawsuit reveals a deliberate program by Ms. Lau to place assets who are looking for justice about the reach of mourners, beyond Ms. Lau's reach to blame her actions,” said lawyer Rebecca Coll.

The lawyer Jim Quadra added: “The law delivers clear remedies when someone tries to play legal shell games.”

Laus lawyer said she did not transfer her real estate to avoid paying for damages in the civil lawsuit.

“We would like to make it clear to me that this is not the case. After the accident, Ms. Lau and her family were looking for professional help with the consultants for legal, financial, medical and mental health. While Ms. Lau was reorganized in the months after the accident, after the accident, none of these transfers to avoid potential damage that were from this heart capacity.

Morris said Lau would work completely together in criminals and civil cases.

“As a mother and grandmother, she recognizes the immense suffering of those who have lost relatives and earn their families to be compensated for their unfortunate loss,” said Morris.

According to court files, Lau has planned a preliminary hearing for July 17th.

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