Prosecutors charged Alexandria Duval with second degree murder Monday. They say she killed her identical twin when she intentionally drove off an oceanside cliff.
Rescuers work to extricate two women who were in an SUV that drove off a cliff on May 29 in Maui.
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Identical twin sisters Alexandria and Anastasia Duval were sitting last month in a Ford Explorer on a picturesque oceanside road in Maui when the vehicle suddenly smashed through a rock wall and went flying off a 200-foot cliff.
Moments before the crash, a group of Boy Scouts were driving by and saw the women arguing, with the passenger pulling the driver's hair, officials said. Then the SUV began to quickly accelerate forward and take a sharp turn over the cliff.
Rescuers later managed to pull Alexandria, the driver, from the wreckage alive, but Anastasia died.
Now, prosecutors have charged Alexandria — who also goes by the name Alison Dadow — with second degree murder for the incident, saying she intentionally killed her twin, who also goes by the name Ann Dadow, according to court documents reviewed by BuzzFeed News.
The charge is the culmination of a case that initially drew attention for its dramatic rescue on May 29. After the car crashed over the cliff, witness video showed rescuers lowering a stretcher from a helicopter to the volcanic rock below and hoisting Alexandria into the air.
Anastasia was declared dead at the scene, but Alexandria was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. She ultimately survived and was released.
Witnesses expressed surprise that anyone could have survived the wreck at all. Hank Kaupe heard the crash, then rushed to the scene. He told Hawaii News Now that he saw gasoline leaking from the SUV.
"I'm surprised the car didn't blow up cause it was still running when I got there," he said.
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