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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/family-of-arizona-state-champion-triathlete-mowed-down-by-drugged-up-driver-blasts-killers-10-year-prison-sentence/
- Published: 2026-11-12T09:48:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T10:24:49+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/us-news/arizona-state-university-triathlete-hannah-henrys-killer-eric-hodge-sentenced-for-fatal-hit-and-run/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Triathlete Hannah Henry was killed while riding in Phoenix.
- Eric Hodge received 10 years in prison and five years’ probation.
- Henry’s family criticised the sentence as inadequate.

## Summary

Hannah Henry, a 26-year-old Arizona State University triathlon champion, was killed while cycling in a designated bike lane in Phoenix. Eric Hodge, who admitted striking her and leaving the scene, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years’ probation; her family said the sentence did not reflect the loss of her future.

Henry was training for a triathlon on 8 February when Hodge’s van swerved into the cycling lane and hit her. He told police he had taken fentanyl, had fallen asleep at the wheel and believed he had struck a fire hydrant; investigators later matched damage to his van with evidence from the crash. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Henry won the 2017 and 2018 collegiate national triathlon titles and represented Canada at the 2019 Pan American Games.

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