Derek Thompson has been sentenced to 59 years in prison for the 2023 crash that left five young women dead in Minneapolis.

Derrick Thompson on Thursday was sentenced to more than 58 years in prison for a 2023 crash that killed five women in south ...

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Derrick Thompson, the son of a former Minnesota lawmaker, was sentenced for the crash that killed five women in south ...

Thompson will likely spend about 37 years in prison after being given a 58-year sentence by a Hennepin County judge.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man was sentenced to nearly 59 years Thursday for causing a crash that killed five young women who were out making preparations for a friend's wedding.

Federal jury convicts Derrick Thompson on gun, drug charges in Minneapolis crash that killed 5. Friday’s verdicts are tied to what Thompson had in his SUV at the time of the collision.

The receipt showed the vehicle was rented at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport just 24 minutes before the fatal crash. Thompson ran away from the scene of the crash but was arrested nearby.

Thompson, who also faces federal charges in connection with the crash, is the son of former Minnesota Rep. John Thompson, who represented St. Paul’s East Side for one term beginning in 2021.