A thirty-year-old from Minnesota who allegedly tried to take the blame for a fatal collision caused by her methamphetamine-intoxicated twin sister will now face justice alongside her to answer to more than fifteen charges.
“I hit an Amish carriage and killed two people (…) I forced Sarah to join me there and take responsibility so that I didn’t go to prison,” text messages exchanged revealed by Samantha Peterson, 35, after the fatal collision last September, CBS News reported Thursday.
The sordid plan of the 30-year-old, who apparently hoped to avoid prison after causing a fatal accident while driving while impaired by methamphetamine, resulted in 37 charges for the two twins this week, after an arduous investigation several months.
The collision between the Amish carriage and the vehicle, which occurred last September, cost the lives of two children aged 7 and 11, while two others, aged 9 and 13, were hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the media. American.
The fact that the sisters are identical twins would have added “a lot of complexity,” Fillmore County Sheriff John DeGeorge DeGeorge said at a press conference Thursday afternoon, according to CBS News.
“Inconsistencies began to appear in the stories of the two sisters and in the evidence discovered by the police,” continued the sheriff, indicating that investigators were able to disentangle fact from fiction, thanks to a series of search warrants. , interviews and data analysis, pointing to Samantha Peterson.
Earlier this week, 21 charges were reportedly filed against the woman, including criminal vehicular homicide, criminal vehicular operation, driving under the influence, failure to provide proof of insurance, reckless driving and excessive speed, the US media continued. .
But for trying to disguise the crime, his sister Sarah will not be outdone: she was reportedly charged Wednesday with 16 crimes, including criminal vehicular homicide, criminal vehicular operation and aiding an offender.
Both women could face several years behind bars, especially since they both have criminal histories, Samantha Peterson for driving while impaired by drugs, and Sarah Peterson for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, according to CBS News.
