After weeks of speculation, Amy Senser was charged today with one felony count of criminal vehicular homicide for her part in a hit and run crash in August that resulted in the death of Minneapolis chef Anousone Phanthavong.

Senser, 45, was booked on Thursday morning, with bail set at $ 150,000.  If convicted, she faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $ 20,000 fine.  It is expected that she will make bail and be released later in the day.

The accused is the wife of former Minnesota Vikings player Joe Senser, who owns a chain of popular Joe Senser’s Restaurant and Sports Theater establishments at four locations in the Twin Cities.

Many believe that the family’s high-profile standing in the community afforded them special consideration, in a process that dragged on for three weeks before charges were filed.

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