Mackenzie Lene receives 48 months for deadly drunk driving accident

It was an emotional day in a Minneapolis court as Mackenzie Lene was sentenced to 48 months in prison for her role in the death of Cole Thompson. WCCO's John Lauritsen reports from the courthouse.

[@armighmn]

There aren't easy answers in a case like this. I'm much older than the people in this story, but when I was that age, I was involved in traffic incidents where friends had too much to drink and shouldn't have been driving. We were fortunate, and no one was hurt, but what would I have wanted to happen to my friends if I had been killed? Remember, they were friends. I wouldn't have wanted them to get away with no penalty, but neither would I have wanted them to be driven to suicide by a mountain of guilt nor spend decades incarcerated. The only good thing that can come out of this is if we learn from the experiences of others and resolve to do better.

[@Wally66-d4c]

Fake tears. She is just crying because she got caught.

[@michaelpalus7929]

Minnesota justice!! What a joke!!!

[@rechocurtis7356]

48 months??or 48 years ?

[@qalinlecilmi947]

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[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

Tim was arrested for the same basic crime. And now you're foaming at the mouth to adulate good old "Coach."