In September, a tragic accident in Minnesota claimed the lives of two children when a woman accused of drunk driving crashed into an Amish buggy. Police are currently investigating how identical twins, methamphetamine and a damning internet search are connected to this heartbreaking case.
Samantha Petersen, 35, was charged with 21 felonies, including four counts of vehicular manslaughter, eight counts of assisting an offender, and four counts of vehicular manslaughter.
a Explanation of possible causes Petersen said he tested positive for methamphetamine, amphetamine, delta-9 THC and metabolites of delta-9 THC.
Court records show she was convicted of driving under the influence in October 2015 and driving while impaired under a controlled substance in August 2018.
Police suspect Petersen’s identical twin sister, Sarah Petersen, may have swapped clothes with Samantha at the crime scene in an attempt to take responsibility for the fatal accident.
Sarah Petersen is charged with four counts of vehicular manslaughter, eight counts of vehicular negligent aiding and abetting, and four counts of vehicular operation.
KTTC According to the report, “According to the complaint, the SUV involved in the fatal crash was traveling between 63 and 71 mph when it rear-ended the buggy on Fillmore County Road 1 in Fillmore County, where the speed limit is 63 mph. 55 miles” time. “
The fatal accident killed two children in the Amish buggy, 7-year-old Wilma Miller and 11-year-old Irma Miller. Their siblings, a nine-year-old brother and a 13-year-old sister, were hospitalized with serious injuries.
The 9-year-old boy suffered a fractured left shoulder, a lacerated kidney, a torn spleen, a concussion, and minor bleeding in the brain. The 13-year-old boy suffered scars on his face.
Law enforcement acknowledged that the sisters being identical twins “posed significant complications” to the investigation.
Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge said at a Thursday news conference that “as the days passed since the crash was first reported, there were discrepancies between the two sisters’ stories and the evidence released by the sheriff’s office.” It’s starting to show up,” he said. “Through a series of search warrants, interviews, and analysis of various data, it was determined that the vehicle was actually being driven by Sarah’s twin sister, Samantha Petersen.”
DeGeorge said, “Sarah was on the scene shortly before the first deputy arrived, which allowed them to come up with a story in which Sarah was responsible for the crash and misled the investigation from that point on.” Stated.
Investigators interviewed Sarah Beth Petersen after the fatal crash and recorded the conversation, apparently without the sisters’ knowledge. Sheriff’s Sergeant Daniel Dornink briefly stepped away from the interview, at which time Samantha walked up to her sister and she reportedly said, I can’t tell them because it’s just us. ”
A major turning point in the investigation came when law enforcement officers obtained a search warrant for the sisters’ cellphones.
According to court documents, Samantha Petersen’s cell phone sent a text message to a friend on Sept. 25 that read, “I hit an Amish buggy and killed two people.” [sic]. I had Sarah come there and take on the charge so I wouldn’t go to jail. ”
DeGeorge said the charges “took a very long time” to be processed because of the time it takes to obtain and analyze cell phone data.
Police said Samantha Petersen called human resources after the car accident.
Additionally, police say Samantha Petersen called her workplace’s human resources department immediately after the car accident.
“I stood up (expletive)…I just killed two Amish people. They were kids…I just hit them with a (expletive) buggy…I’m not sober.” ..I’m high on meth,” Samantha reportedly told the human resources manager – who later called police.
Samantha Petersen is said to have conducted a nasty internet search after her fatal accident.
USA Today “Police said they also found Internet searches on Petersen’s cell phone, such as “What would happen if two people died in an accident with an Amish buggy?””
Sarah Petersen’s first court appearance is scheduled for April 1.
a gofundme A campaign has been launched to provide financial support to grieving families. As of this article’s publication, his crowdfunding campaign has raised more than $90,000.
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