Senser leaving work release, can return home with conditions

Amy Senser will be able to return home on Monday after finishing a work release program, part of her sentence from a 2012 conviction tied to a hit and run death.

Senser left the scene after the vehicle she was driving struck and killed chef Anousone Phanthavong in August 2011 on the side of a Minneapolis freeway ramp. She was convicted of two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in 2012 and sentenced to 41 months in prison.

Senser, who is married to former Minnesota Vikings player Joe Senser, has been on work release since April of this year.

The next legal step, supervised release, allows her to be home but includes a number of restrictions, including a prohibition on alcohol or drugs. She'll also be required to submit to unannounced searches of her home or cars.

Her entire sentence will be completed on Dec. 8, 2015, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Her driver's license is revoked until October 2021, a Minnesota Department of Public Safety spokesman said.

Phanthavong's family settled a separate civil suit with the Senser family. Phanthavong was a chef at the now-closed True Thai restaurant in Minneapolis.