SAN FRANCISCO — Mary Fong Lau, 80, was sentenced to two years of probation, 200 hours of community service and a three-year driving ban after pleading no contest to charges stemming from a crash that killed a family of four at a San Francisco bus stop. The judge said he considered Lau's age and her clean record prior to the crash when imposing the sentence.

Lau's vehicle plowed into a bus stop at the Muni Metro West Portal Station, killing a family of four, including two young children who were waiting at the bus stop on their way to the San Francisco Zoo. Lau was driving about 70 miles per hour in the residential West Portal neighborhood when the crash occurred.

A witness at the scene reported that Lau said she had pressed the accelerator instead of the brakes. Lau was also sentenced to six days in jail, which equaled the time she had already served, resulting in no additional jail time.

As part of her sentence, Lau is prohibited from driving for three years but may renew her driver's license after that period. During the sentencing hearing, Lau looked at the victims' family and apologized.

District Attorney Brooke Jenkins expressed frustration that Lau was not required to enter a plea and could one day drive again. "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," Jenkins said.

Seth Morris, Lau's attorney, addressed the tragedy in court. "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," Morris said.

Jim Quadra, an attorney, criticized the sentence's leniency. "She doesn't have home detention- she doesn't have any restriction of her freedom. She just has to ask permission to maybe travel out of state, it's minimal in the consequences. They asked her for 200 hours of community service that rounds up to about five weeks," Quadra said.

No mechanical issues were found with Lau's vehicle that might have contributed to the crash. Two civil cases have been filed against Lau in connection with the crash, and it was discovered that she transferred assets during the legal process.