Amy Senser has been found guilty on two of three felony counts of criminal vehicular homicide in a hit-and-run death incident from August of 2011. The jury deliberated for 19 hours and sentencing is set for July 9th.
Senser was found guilty on one count of criminal vehicular homicide-failure to stop, and a second county of criminal vehicular homicide-failure to notify police. She was found not guilty on criminal vehicular homicide-gross negligence. She was also found guilty on a lesser count of careless driving.
"We'll ask the court not to send her to prison," Amy Senser's attorney, Eric Nelson, said. "That's a reality she has to face... I think she's prepared for that possibility but it certainly scares her."
Prosecutors portrayed the Senser family as a generally uncaring lot while Nelson responded with the idea that the Senser's high profile is the reason the prosecutors are looking at the charges they did.
Meanwhile, the family of Anousone Phanthavong is thankful that justice "was accomplished..."
((HT: KSTP-TV))
The lesser charge of careless driving carries a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail in the state of Minnesota. The two felony charges could carry a sentence of up to four years.
More when we know more...
1800 UPDATE: We know more...
Here's Phanthavong family reaction and that of their attorney
((HT: KARE-TV))
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