MN Woman Accused of Trying to Get Twin to Take Fall for Crash

PRESTON (AP) — A Minnesota woman is accused of trying to deceive authorities into believing her identical twin sister was the driver who hit a horse-drawn Amish buggy last fall, killing two of the four children inside.

Thirty-five-year-old Samantha Jo Petersen, of Kellogg, was charged Monday with 21 counts including criminal vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of drugs.

The Sept. 25 crash killed 7-year-old Wilma Miller and 11-year-old Irma Miller, while their 9-year-old brother and 13-year-old sister were seriously injured.

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The complaint alleges that Petersen tried to get her twin sister to take the fall for the crash because she was high on meth and feared going to prison.