EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – The woman accused of causing a fatal wrong-way collision on Highway 212 last Saturday has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide, FOX 9 reports.
The collision occurred on westbound Highway 212 near Prairie Center Drive just before 8 pm on April 11. Amanda Lyn Merriman of Victoria was allegedly driving the wrong way when her pickup truck collided with a small sedan.
The sedan’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say Merriman, who had her license revoked in 2024 due to a DWI conviction, smelled of alcohol and admitted to drinking two vodka cranberry drinks prior to getting behind the wheel. A search of Merriman’s vehicle uncovered a bag of marijuana and a glass pipe.
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