Alexandra Diehl Courtesy photo Sentencing came last week for Alexandra Danielle Diehl for her role in the hit and run death of Peter Jun Ming Nip. The 80 year old was struck walking across the crosswalk at Northcrest at East Madison St. Mr. Nip was pushing a shopping cart when the vehicle operated by Diehl struck Nip who was thrown into the southbound lanes and was struck again by two other southbound vehicles. Nip was pronounced dead on arrival at Sutter Coast Hospital. The accident occurred around 6pm, December 4, last year.The CHP arrested Diehl at her home around 8:20PM.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Both Prosecution and Defense agreed to change the charge from Manslaughter to leaving the scene where a death of injury had occurred.The mandatory sentence could be from two-three years in State Prison.Diehl had no priors or convictions but over the years, evidence showed she used alcohol and drugs while operating a motor vehicle. The evidence was two DUI stops where she blew a .06 twice. The legal threshhold is .08.The People and Diehl agreed to a one year sentence in County Jail and be assigned three years felony probation.Judge Darren McElfresh acknowledged 17 different factors influencing the sentence, 12 favored Diehl, six were deemed unfavorable. McElfresh determined his highest priority is to protect the public. The two year prison was suspended, pending the successful completion of all the terms of the sentence. McElfresh stated, in many ways, the strict program will be more stringent than a prison sentence. The Judge acknowledged nothing can bring back Peter Nip. Defense counsel David Cooper has acknowledged Diehl has already joined an Alcohol Anonymous group and expressed to the Court and the community her deep remorse to the family and her intent to write a letter to the Nip family. Peter Jun Ming Nip gravestone Courtesy photo Probation will include at least 15 hours of public service to Del Norte County, no drug or alcohol use.Diehl reports to the jail within seven days of the sentence. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });