Overview
- Monte Henderson pleaded guilty in July to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of armed criminal action.
- The judge imposed seven years on each count, with the armed-criminal-action terms concurrent for a total of 21 years.
- Prosecutors said Henderson was drunk, speeding, and ran red lights when he struck Lety Bracero, 42, and Alyssa Cordova, 21, near 18th and Olive after a Drake concert.
- The maximum possible sentence was 50 years, prosecutors sought 25 years, and the defense asked for eight.
- Family members filled the courtroom and held a balloon tribute at the crash site, and the defense said an appeal is under consideration.