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Identical twins accused of swapping places charged with killing 2 Amish children after car rear-ends carriage
NY Post ^ | 03/04/2024 | Michael Ruiz , Fox News

Posted on 03/04/2024 9:06:36 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Identical twins from Minnesota are accused of swapping places after one of them, allegedly driving high on a rural highway, rear-ended an Amish horse-drawn carriage and killed two children.

Police spent months building the case before announcing charges.

But, according to one expert, the damning evidence might not be as strong as it appears.

Prosecutors now allege Samantha Jo Petersen was behind the wheel Sept. 25, 2023, when a motor vehicle slammed into a horse-drawn carriage, killing two children and injuring their two siblings.

It was not her identical twin sister, Sarah Beth Petersen, who took responsibility at the scene, who was driving, the prosecutors say.

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TOPICS: Conspiracy; Local News; Reference; Society
KEYWORDS: amish; car; children; themagain; twins
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To: DesertRhino
Join the real world or stay on the farm. Leave the buckboard at home.

'Detectives concluded the driver had a clear view for 1,452 feet before the crash, and there were no obstructions, according to court documents.'

The buckboard had nothing to do with it. A stalled car or a kid on a bike would have met the same fate. Nice try tho......

21 posted on 03/04/2024 11:18:53 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: fidelis

I think the other looked even worse


22 posted on 03/04/2024 11:51:28 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: fidelis

America on dope.

What could possibly go wrong?


23 posted on 03/04/2024 11:54:10 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris
The sisters allegedly pulled off the switcheroo because Samantha Petersen was high on drugs at the time of the crash and was scared she’d be sent to prison, according to court documents.

In MN you don't go to prison for a vehicle accident which kills two people and injures two others, drugs or no drugs? I do believe that is manslaughter at the very least.

24 posted on 03/04/2024 12:15:49 PM PST by Robwin ( )
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To: fidelis

What’s her stripper name?


25 posted on 03/04/2024 12:27:31 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Robwin

I don’t think there was much to gain but I suppose being high could bring additional charges (?)


26 posted on 03/04/2024 12:31:33 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Put them both in jail just to be sure


27 posted on 03/04/2024 12:40:21 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: metmom; NobleFree

The girls were wrong and careless. They should be charged.”

Nonsense.

Marijuana has always been a safe drug.


28 posted on 03/04/2024 12:47:36 PM PST by Does so ( 🇺🇦...Motels for Migrants give legitimate addresses for mail-in ballots.)
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To: SaveFerris; NobleFree

“America on dope.

What could possibly go wrong?”

Dope could be legalized—y’know for government funding of something or other.


29 posted on 03/04/2024 12:50:50 PM PST by Does so ( 🇺🇦...Motels for Migrants give legitimate addresses for mail-in ballots.)
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To: fidelis
This one looks like she has meth scars, too - something


30 posted on 03/04/2024 1:23:45 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Does so

Must be for them as THEY were unharmed.

Like the drunk driver who kills someone and walks away unscathed because they were so relaxed.

MJ, another victimless crime, no doubt.


31 posted on 03/04/2024 1:55:32 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Identical twins...identical DNA. It’s easy to see how they would both get away with it...at least on appeal.


32 posted on 03/04/2024 5:18:19 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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