Family friend IDs victims in horrific San Francisco crash, calls for safety improvements at vigil

Sadness in a San Francisco community tonight hundreds of city residents gathered to grieve and honor the three family members who were killed after The driver of an SUV crashed into a San Francisco bus stop over the weekend neighbors hugging neighbors and crying with each other because this is really rocking our community an emotional night in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood good evening everyone I'm Mike me back and I'm Julie Hainer tonight friends family and neighbors held a vigil to pay their respects After a couple and their toddler were hit and killed it happened while they were waiting at a muni bus stop on Sunday a Fourth victim the couple's baby was also hit and remains in the hospital tonight New attend KTVU Zach sauce joins us now from that neighborhood and Zach many say they are in shock over this tragedy Yeah, just absolute shock many of those people in shock Understandably, they are friends. They are former co-workers of this couple describe them as Loving doting parents you can see the flowers that they left here But many others were simply neighbors or people from other parts of the city who said they didn't know the family But they were just so moved by this tragedy. They felt the need to come out For several hours Monday a busy intersection in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood all but silent Friends Family and neighbors among the large crowd gathered to remember a young married couple and their child Killed when an SUV plowed into them at a bus stop on Yoloa Street Saturday It's a sad day for the whole city Eva says she didn't know the family but was nearby when the crash happened I feel that I need to be here to show respect For the family and I hope that the infant will survive a couple's infant the sole family member to live now in the Hospital Eva's friend witnessing the accident. She was very shaken up that day She saw you know, the car drove past her and hit the bus stop It was very fast the driver 78 year old Mary Fong Lao now under arrest We need to change how people drive in San Francisco speed is the number one thing that kills Time after time safety advocate walk SF helping to organize the vigil to just hold everybody close to our hearts and Give people a little peace and also just remember the precious lives that we've lost San Francisco mayor London Breed and police chief Bill Scott also arriving to pay their respects off-camera close family friend Identifying the victims as Brazilian national Diego Oliveira his wife Matilda and their son Joaquin It just touched me Dawn star like so many here moved to offer support for this young family Surviving relatives and their friends. We can't feel their pain To let them know that we're thinking about them. They're in our thoughts and prayers And a close friend of the couple telling me that the family is currently on route to this area from Brazil Meantime the driver involved in all this currently being held on a number of charges including Vehicular manslaughter and driving the wrong way Julie Yeah, so many heavy hearts tonight clearly what happened touching so many in that close-knit community Zach. Thank you