‘There’s no way they would ever know the difference’: Woman admits to swapping places with her twin sister after car and buggy crash that killed 2 Amish children

Left to right: Sarah Petersen and Samantha Petersen.

Left to right: Sarah Petersen, Samantha Petersen (Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office).

A Minnesota woman belatedly took responsibility this week for the crimes she committed on behalf of her twin sister. Those crimes, however, are far less severe than what she originally allegedly admitted to.

Sarah Beth Petersen, 35, ultimately pleaded guilty to two felony counts of criminal vehicular operation that caused great bodily harm. But both of those counts are about what she did after a fatal crash that killed two Amish children in September 2023 — a crash allegedly caused by her nearly identical sister, Samantha Jo Petersen, 35.

The twins are accused of plotting to switch places after Samantha Petersen’s 2005 Toyota 4Runner SUV struck a horse-drawn carriage — typical of those in the Amish faith — owned by the Miller family.

Wilma Miller, 7, and Irma Miller, 11, were killed, along with one horse. Two of their siblings were also injured but survived.

After the tragic crash, witnesses described something bizarre.

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