PRESTON, Minn. — A twin accused of lying to cover up her role in a 2023 fatal Amish buggy crash has come clean. Samantha Jo Petersen, age 37, signed court documents that she will plead guilty. For months she has claimed that her twin sister Sarah Beth Petersen was the driver. The plea clears the way for sentencing Samantha Jo for criminal vehicular homicide and 16 other counts. There could be adjustments in the charges depending on whether there’s been a plea deal. The original charges had included being high on meth.
