Samantha Jo Petersen pleaded guilty to driving a car under the influence of meth and crashing into an Amish buggy, killing 2 children. Sarah Beth Petersen, her sister, pleaded guilty to swapping places with her to pretend she was driving.
Samantha Jo Petersen pleaded guilty to two charges after she drove high on methamphetamine and hit a buggy carrying four Amish children. More
October 17, 2025
Samantha Jo Petersen pleaded for leniency at her sentencing, citing her successful completion of drug treatment programs. More
October 17, 2025
Samantha Jo Petersen was sentenced to four years in prison for causing a deadly crash with a horse-drawn buggy. More
October 16, 2025
Sarah Beth Petersen was sentenced for lying to police and claiming she was driving a car that killed Amish children instead of her sister. More
March 31, 2025
Both sisters were at the scene when deputies arrived, and the defendant's twin insisted to one deputy that she was the driver who hit the... More
March 6, 2024
