UPDATE: Woman charged in nonfatal Amish buggy crash enters guilty plea
(ABC 6 News) – A Kasson woman accused of striking an Amish buggy and fleeing the scene pleaded guilty to one of six charges Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Brittany Edgar, formerly of Spring Valley, pleaded guilty to a charge of felony criminal vehicular operation–substantial bodily harm; driver who causes collision leaves scene.
According to her plea agreement, the following charges will be dismissed at sentencing: gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular operation–bodily harm–leave scene of collision; misdemeanor leaving scene of accident, careless driving, failure to provide proof of insurance, and false information to officer or court regarding insurance.
Edgar was accused of striking an Amish buggy containing a family, fleeing, being pulled over by law enforcement on the way to the crash, and claiming she struck a deer, causing the visible damage to her car.
Court documents allege that one of the children transported to the hospital, age 12, suffered a “subarachnoid hemorrhage without loss of consciousness,” “laceration of the face,” and “a closed-skull fracture.”
Another, age 3, suffered a broken arm.
The 1-year-old suffered a skull fracture and swollen eye.
According to Edgar’s plea agreement, she will likely be sentenced to probation, with a possibility of being re-sentenced to 13 months in prison if she does not complete probation without incident.
Edgar’s sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 30.
She faces unrelated domestic assault and interference with a 9-1-1 call charges in Olmsted County, which date back to August.
Edgar’s next hearing in the unrelated domestic assault case is scheduled for Nov. 21.
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(ABC 6 News)- On Monday, Brittany Edgar pleaded not guilty to 6 charges in connection with a February crash on County Road 1.
The 32-year-old from Spring Valley is charged with felony criminal vehicular operation–substantial bodily harm–driver who causes collision leaves scene; gross misdemeanor criminal vehicular operation–bodily harm–leave scene of collision; misdemeanor leaving scene of accident, careless driving, failure to provide proof of insurance, and false information to officer or court regarding insurance.
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A settlement conference is scheduled for November 5. A jury trial is set to begin on November 18.