Man involved in drag-racing deaths found guilty in hit-and-run

Chris Petersen, 25, of 6008 Wintergreen Drive, was sentenced to a 45-day suspended sentence and one year of supervised probation.

Petersen also faced charges of filing false police reports in the incident after he told police the vehicle was stolen. He was not found guilty of those charges.

The judge said he didn't take into account some of Petersen's earlier convictions for sentencing but he hoped that Petersen would learn from his mistakes.

Defense attorney Nick Saparilas said that Petersen, whom he called "a nice young man," would do that.

As part of his probation, Peterson was ordered not to drive for three years. He later served 90 days in jail for violating his probation by driving.

In a separate incident, Peterson faces a May 9 charge of driving while impaired, according to public records.