An Apple executive, his producer wife and their child were photographed after being killed when a 78-year-old woman crashed her Mercedes SUV into a bus stop in San Francisco.
Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 40, Matilde Ramos Pinto, 38, and their one-year-old son were tragically killed Saturday while waiting for the bus in West Portal to go to the zoo.
The accident also left their infant son, aged around three months, in critical condition.
Mary Fong Lau was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter, wrong-way driving, driving at dangerous speed and reckless driving.
Lau was initially taken to hospital with injuries and it remains unclear what caused her car to jump onto the sidewalk, crashing into a fire hydrant, a pole and the side of the library local.
Matilde Ramos Pinto, 38, and the couple’s 1-year-old son were tragically killed Saturday while waiting for the bus in West Portal in the Bay Area on their way to the zoo.
Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, 40, was also killed. The accident also left their baby, around three months old, in critical condition (not pictured).
Matilde was taken to hospital after the accident, while her husband and child died at the scene.
Matilde was taken to hospital after the accident, while her husband and child died at the scene. She died in hospital on Sunday.
Other people waiting for the bus to arrive were also injured in the accident and received medical treatment.
The family lived in the Mission District, a neighborhood in the Bay Area, and planned to spend a day at the zoo together for Diego and Matilde’s wedding anniversary, friends said.
Diego, a creative director at Apple, was from Brazil and Matilde was a Portuguese film and advertising producer.
Loved ones left tributes on the couple’s social media accounts.
“I am so sorry this happened to you and your family. Support your baby’s health,” read a comment on Diego’s Instagram.
Another said: “My dear dear Matilde. I am so heartbroken. I can’t believe you were and are an angel in my life forever. I miss you.’
The crash site has since been covered with stuffed animals, flowers, candles and a stroller with a heart-shaped cutout that reads: “In remembrance of the precious lives lost on March 16, 2024.”
Walk San Francisco advocates added three pairs of shoes in honor of the tragically lost mother, father and child.
Witnesses said the small child flew into the air from the impact of the crash.
Diego, a creative director at Apple, was from Brazil and Matilde was a Portuguese film and advertising producer.
The family lived in the Mission District, a neighborhood in the Bay Area, and planned to spend a day together at the zoo for Diego and Matilde’s wedding anniversary.
The crash site has since been covered with stuffed animals, flowers, candles and tributes.
Another witness, Nikki Mashburn, told the San Francisco Chronicle that she heard the crash and it sounded like “an explosion.” According to her, the victims suffered head injuries.
“When the paramedics arrived, you could tell…they didn’t know what to do first,” Mashburn said.
“The stroller was clearly destroyed. Yeah, so he was still tied up in there,” area resident Johanna Dimayuga told CBS News.
Gabriel Cinquepalm, another witness, said he saw Lau after the crash as she got out of her vehicle with a look as if to say, “What have I done?” and she cried to the sky.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed said on X, formerly Twitter, that she visited the scene of the collision on Saturday. She called it “heartbreaking.”
Walk San Francisco has planned a memorial service for the family at 5 p.m. Monday at the crash site.
The aftermath of the horror crash is pictured above
“We are heartbroken, heartbroken and horrified,” said Jodie Medeiros, executive director of the advocacy group.
“This is one of the worst pedestrian tragedies ever to occur on the streets of San Francisco. It almost boggles the mind.
Following the tragedy, the group and residents expressed concerns about the intersection of Ulloa Street and West Portal Avenue, where the bus stop is located.
The group noted that around the intersection are many places frequented by families and children, such as a library, schools and train stations.
“It is time to fundamentally rethink areas like where this accident occurred, where thousands of people walk, cross and wait every day,” Medeiros said.
This is the second child killed in the city in less than a year, as fatal accidents like these increase and worry residents.