Mark Carlson, 63, was sentenced to 10-14 years in prison after he was convicted of the manslaughter killing of Anna Bosma in September, 2023

The then married Nebraska surgeon ruined his enviable life after deciding to take part in a street-racing at the age of 61

Thrill seeking doctor was racing another driver when he lost control of his Mercedes and slammed head-on into Bosma’s car at over 100mph, killing her on impact

Carlson was the director of the Center for Advanced Surgical Technology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center before the crash

Disgrace surgeon apologized to the victim’s family for the first time on Thursday before his sentencing

Other driver, Cameron Robinson, testified against Carlson – convicted of wilful reckless driving, he was sentenced to six months of probation

Nebraska surgeon, Mark Carlson, [photo], 63, was sentenced to 10-14 years in prison after he was convicted of the manslaughter killing of Anna Bosma in September, 2023. He apologized to Bosma’s family during his sentencing on Thursday, May 22 

Mark Carlson, 63, was sentenced Thursday May 22, to spend 10-14 years in prison after he was convicted of the manslaughter in the death of Anna Bosma in September, 2023.
The 63-year-old Nebraska surgeon blew up his marriage and career after deciding to take part in the juvenile thrill of a street-racing contest when he had already clocked sixty plus years. That escapade ended in a crash which left a young woman dead.  
The thrill seeking doctor was racing another driver when he lost control of his Mercedes and slammed head-on into Anna Bosma’s car at over 100mph, killing the 22-year-old on impact. 

Anna Bosma, [photo], 22, from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had been enjoying a Labor Day getaway in Nebraska in 2023 when Dr. Carlson, racing another driver, lost control of his Mercedes and slammed head-on into her car at over 100mph. She was killed on impact 

Bosma’s boyfriend was in the passenger seat and survived the deadly collision. 
The couple, who lived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was in Omaha for a Labor Day getaway when tragedy struck.
Carlson, the director of the Center for Advanced Surgical Technology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center before the crash, was married to respected attorney, Sarah Gloden, the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and the Creighton University School of Law. 
The couple would go on to separate sometime after the tragedy, with Gloden keeping their $880,000 mansion, where she now resides with her sons.

Dr Mark Carlson, [photo], of Nebraska has been sentenced to over a decade in prison after he smashed his car into that of a 22-year-old woman, killing her on impact. He was facing a maximum of 20 years. He is eligible for parole after five years  

Carlson apologized to Bosma’s family during his sentencing on Thursday. 
‘I now want to apologize to Anna’s parents, family, friends and community for her death,’ he told the court.
‘I am sorry for the lateness of this apology, which comes 21 months after Anna’s passing. I would give anything to change the events of Sept. 1, 2023.’
Carlson’s lawyers had claimed that he had fainted before the crash and the car’s lane-assist technology kept him on the road while speeding.

At the time of the crash Dr. Carlson, [right], then Director of the Center for Advanced Surgical Technology at the Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center, was married to to his now ex, Sarah Gloden, [left], Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and the Creighton University School of Law

The defense argued that Carlson fainted that night and was not in control of his car driving at speeds of over 100 mph down Dodge Street near, the University of Nebraska Omaha campus. insisting that the vehicle’s lane-assist technology is what kept the car on the road. They maintained that Cameron Robinson, the other driver who Carlson was racing, is the person who should be on trial.
Countering the defense argument, the state called an expert witness, an engineer for the Ford Motor Company, who told jurors on Wednesday that the lane-assist feature in the Mercedes was turned off. That the crash data shows Dr. Carlson was, in fact, controlling the vehicle car at the time.

Both vehicles were completely wrecked in the collision. Carlson claimed that he had fainted before the crash and the car’s lane-assist technology kept him on the road while speeding, contradicted by an engineer who testified that the lane-assist was turned off 

At sentencing for Anna Bosma’s killer, her friends and family wore shirts honoring the 22-year-old

The doctor has never offered any explanation for why a middle-aged man with a great career, beautiful family and perfect life would risk it all for a quick thrill more becoming of a reckless teenager.  
The other driver, Cameron Robinson, was charged in the crash and served as a witness against Carlson. He was sentenced to six months of probation for willful reckless driving.
While the February conviction carried a possible sentence of up to 20 years, Carlson will have the possibility of parole in five. He was credited 85 days for time served.
The victim’s relatives were present in packed the courtroom during the sentencing on Thursday. Many wore shirts honoring Bosma’s legacy. Her mother Abigail told the court: ‘The first two weeks after Anna was killed was the worst of my life. The week and a half of the trial was a very close second.’
She added:  ‘We wanted to wear something that would identify us as a group. 
‘But Anna wasn’t a sad person. She was a very happy, vibrant person and we wanted to show that and carry on her legacy.’
Regarding Carlson’s apology in court, Justin Bosma said the contrition expressed by his daughter’s killer: ‘was nice to hear, but it came kind of late at basically in a time when it impacted his sentencing.’