Poll: Is Amy Senser's Prison Sentence Reasonable?

Edina resident Amy Senser was sentenced Monday morning to 41 months in prison for a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the .

Senser was convicted last May of two felony counts of criminal vehicular homicide—one for not stopping at the scene of the crash and the second for not reporting it as quickly as possible—and a misdemeanor in the death of Roseville resident Anousone Phanthavong.

State guidelines called for between 41 and 57 months of prison time, placing Senser's sentence on the low end of things.

Defense attorney Eric Nelson had been seeking probation for Senser, citing her lack of a criminal record, her community involvement and support from her family and friends. Prosecutors, meanwhile, asked for a nearly five-year sentence, claiming she had simply made excuses.

Senser struck Phanthavong last fall on the Riverside Avenue exit ramp of I-94. Phanthavong was refilling his vehicle with gas when the fatal crash occurred.

It is expected that Senser will serve her 41-month sentence at the Women's Correctional Facility in Shakopee.

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