16 months after her car struck and killed Eugene Symphony musicians Kjersten Oquist and Angela Svendsen, convicted drunk driver Fivea Sharipoff was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison by Circuit Judge John McCormick. Earlier this month, Sharipoff was found guilty on two counts of manslaughter in the first degree for the deaths of Eugene Symphony principal second violinist Angela Svendsen and Eugene Symphony violist Kjersten Oquist, one count of assault in the second degree for injuries suffered by Eugene Symphony principal oboist Kelly Gronli, and one count of DUI for driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit. According to a report in the Eugene Register-Star, Sharipoff was "defiant and unrepentant" during the sentencing and only offered the following statement to Judge McCormick: "I do not accept any offer, nor will I give consent to go to jail, pay fees, fines or court costs."
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