Mitnesh Reddy

The San Bruno driver accused of running a red light and crashing into another vehicle before fleeing the scene will serve nine years in prison for the incident that left a 60-year-old woman dead.

Mitnesh Krishna Reddy, 23, previously pleaded no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter. He also admitted committing a hit-and-run and driving while under the influence. As part of the negotiated plea, Reddy faced up to 11 years and eight months in prison. During sentencing Thursday, Reddy’s attorney asked for probation while the prosecution requested nine years. Reddy was sentenced to nine years and remanded almost immediately, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

Each side spoke before sentencing as well as the victim’s brothers and a representative of Mothers’ Against Drunk Driving, said Wagstaffe. While no one spoke on Reddy’s behalf, he did have a number of family and friends in the courtroom. The sentence and handcuffing resulted in an emotional response from those in the courtroom, which had to be cleared, said Wagstaffe. Reddy will get credit for two days served.

Just before 4 a.m. Nov. 17, 2011, prosecutors say Reddy ran a stoplight on El Camino Real and T-boned a vehicle exiting Interstate 380 in San Bruno. The other driver, 60-year-old Sondra Gentile, was killed while Reddy fled after the collision. The crash shut down the section of El Camino Real between Sneath Lane and San Bruno Avenue for several hours. Meanwhile, San Bruno police tracked the car, which is registered to Reddy, back to his home where he was arrested.

Heather Murtagh can be reached by email: heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 105.