Twin sister who tried to take fall in Amish buggy crash that killed 2 children also charged

FILLMORE COUNTY, Minn. (KTTC/Gray News) – The twin sister of a woman who was charged in a fatal Amish buggy crash in September 2023 has also been charged for trying to take the fall for the accident.

Police said they believe Samantha Peterson had her twin sister Sarah switch clothes and try to take the fall for Samantha while at the scene of the Minnesota crash. Sarah Peterson is being charged with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide, operating a vehicle with neglect, eight counts of aiding an offender and four counts of criminal vehicular operation.

Sarah Peterson’s first court appearance has been set for April 1.

According to the complaint, the SUV involved in the deadly crash was traveling between 63 and 71 miles per hour when it rear-ended the buggy on Fillmore County Road 1 in Fillmore County. The speed limit on that stretch is 55-miles-per-hour.

Court documents said Samantha Peterson was found to have methamphetamine, amphetamine, Delta-9 THC, and the metabolite of Delta-9 THC in her blood after it was tested.

Two children were killed in the crash, 7-year-old Wilma Miller and 11-year-old Irma Miller. A 9-year-old and 13-year-old were also injured in the crash but have since recovered.

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