Family friend texted with Amy Senser after fatal crash
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During the fourth day of the Amy Senser hit-and-run trial, a family friend says she had text message conversations with Senser the day after the crash that killed Anousone Phanthavong.
Sandra Delgehausen testified Thursday that Senser texted that there was an accident the night before, that it was a nightmare and that she would not be able to talk about it. Delgehausen testified in Hennepin County District Court that Senser told her to find out more about it in the news.
Investigators say 45 text messages from Senser's phone were deleted or are missing from that day.
Delgehausen also said she had a brief telephone conversation the night of the crash with Amy's daughter Molly. Senser was supposed to drive her two daughters and their friends home from a concert in St. Paul that night, but didn't.
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Delgehausen said Molly asked her if she had been with her mother earlier that night. Delgehausen said she told Molly she hadn't, and Molly told her to stay away from her mother. Delgehausen said she then asked Molly to put Amy on the phone, but Molly refused.
Defense attorney Eric Nelson asked Delgehausen if Molly said anything about her mother being drunk or being in an accident. Delgehausen said no.
Amy Senser is charged with three felony counts stemming from the Aug. 23, 2011 accident that killed Phanthavong. Senser has admitted driving the vehicle that hit Phanthavong, but her lawyer said she didn't know she hit a person.
Amy's husband, former Viking Joe Senser, finished his testimony Thursday morning.