Crime & Safety
Senser Sentenced to 41 Months for Hit-and-Run That Took Roseville Man's Life
Amy Senser made a tearful apology to the Roseville man's family before her sentencing.
Amy Senser was sentenced this morning to 41 months in prison for the August hit-and-run that killed a Roseville man, according to the Star Tribune.
Senser, wife of former Minnesota Vikings player Joe Senser, of Edina, was . Phanthavong, a Thai chef, had run out of gas on the Riverside Avenue exit from Interstate 94. He was hit and killed while refilling his gas tank.
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Senser was found guilty of two felony counts of criminal vehicular homicide and ordered to pay a $6,000 fine.
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Before the sentencing, Senser asked Phanthavong’s family for forgiveness.
“I just never saw him, I'm so sorry,” Senser said through tears, according to the Pioneer Press.
Senser has been taken into custody and is expected to serve time at Shakopee women’s prison.
“People leaving the scene of accidents is becoming an epidemic in Minnesota,” Judge Daniel Mabley said, according to CBS Minnesota. “In order to deter people, I think the prison sentence is justified.”
Senser's attorney filed paperwork requesting that her sentence be reduced to probation.
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