Prosecutors Claim Woman Killed 2 Children Who Were Riding in Amish Buggy — Then Her Twin Sister Tried to Take Blame

Mar. 15, 2025

Samantha and Sarah Peterson.Photo:Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office

Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office

A Minnesota woman facing over a dozen felony charges over the deaths of two children in an Amish buggy crash has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, according to multiple news reports.

“As the days continued beyond that first day where the crash was reported, inconsistencies started to appear in both sisters' stories and in the evidence that the deputies uncovered,” Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge DeGeorge said in December 2024, perCBS News.

“Later, it was determined through a series of search warrants, interviews, analysis of different data that in fact Samantha Peterson, Sarah’s twin sister, was driving that vehicle,” he added.

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Samantha faces 21 felony charges, including criminal vehicular homicide, criminal vehicular operation, driving under the influence, failure to provide proof of insurance, careless driving and speeding, CBS News reported.

As for Sarah, she is scheduled to be sentenced on March 31, according to KARE 11.

source: people.com