The American Samoa police commander, Lanu Mapu, faces up to a year in jail for reckless driving in connection with the death of an elderly man in March.
The Samoa News reports Mapu could have faced five years in jail under a charge of vehicular homicide.
Mapu pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving in a plea agreement.
He now faces a prison sentence and a fine of a thousand dollars.
