Family of Arizona State champion triathlete mowed down by drugged-up driver blasts killer’s 10-year prison sentence

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Henry, 26, was training for an upcoming triathlon and was riding in a designated bike lane in south Phoenix at around 11:30 a.m. when the doped-up driver struck the athlete.

The family of an Arizona State University triathlon champion who was mowed down by a drugged-up driver blasted the 10-year prison sentence the killer received after he admitted to the hit-and-run crash.

Eric Hodge was ordered to 10 years in prison plus an additional five years of probation for the manslaughter of Hannah Henry, a two-time NCAA champion, killed during a morning bike ride on Feb. 8, in Phoenix.

“Hannah didn’t get a plea bargain,” her mother Della Doore said in court Tuesday, according to AZFamily. “When he got behind the wheel after taking fentanyl, he gave Hannah the death sentence. All she was doing was riding her bike on a Sunday morning. Thank you for hearing me.”

As part of the plea deal, prosecutors recommended to the court a punishment of 10 years in prison, infuriating Henry’s family.

“10 years for killing a young woman who’s just starting her life? She was only 26, just bought a condo,” Doore said before the sentencing, according to the outlet. “She had goals. She had dreams, and I don’t get to see that. We don’t get to see her get married. We don’t get to see her have babies.”

Henry, 26, was training for an upcoming triathlon and was riding in a designated bike lane in south Phoenix at around 11:30 a.m. when the doped-up driver struck the athlete.

Hodge had swerved his van into the cycling path before jumping onto the sidewalk and back over into the road after the crash, officials said.

The young triathlete was dragged underneath the vehicle, resulting in parts of her clothing being ripped off and stuck to the underside of the van as he fled the scene.

Hodge was tracked down to his home by police, where damage to his van matched evidence at the scene.

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