Amandria Brunner, to face charges for drunk driving that killed 2 Marquette University lacrosse players after accelerating from a stop position. Victims identified as Scott Michaud, 19, and Noah Snyder

 

A 41-year-old West Allis, Wisconsin woman was charged with various felonies on Wednesday, five days after being arrested for driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that killed two Marquette University lacrosse players in Milwaukee.

Amandria J. Brunner, 41, was charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated driving while having a previous intoxicant-related conviction. The collision occurred around 5 p.m. on Friday, September 5, at the intersection of North 27th Street and West St. Paul Avenue.

Noah Snyder, 20, and Scott Michaud, 19, were pronounced dead on the scene. The cause of death was listed as'multiple blunt force injuries'.

The crash injured four other people, including two of their teammates, but all are expected to recover.

According to court filings, surveillance video captured Brunner accelerating into the intersection from a stop while the light was yellow, according to WISN.

Pictured Marquette University lacrosse players, Scott Michaud and Noah Snyder killed in crash

Investigators discovered that Brunner's northbound Ford had turned left in front of the lacrosse team's southbound Jeep.

According to data from her vehicle's collision recorder, she was going at 11.8 mph at the time of contact, with the accelerator pressed 96% and no brakes applied. The Jeep was observed driving at 53 mph in a 30 mph zone.

Prior driving while intoxicated conviction

Police reported Brunner showed signs of impairment at the scene, including bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and poor balance. A blood test later revealed a blood alcohol content of 0.133. Officers also found an open beer can in her truck and a marijuana grinder containing THC.

At the time of the crash, Brunner told responding officers that ‘she was turning when another car hit her and ‘they are dead.” She further told cops there was alcohol in her vehicle and she’d had two drinks before the crash, FOX6 reported.

Amandria Brunner is charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.

The driver of the Jeep said he was with five of his teammates when the Ford turned in front of them and they collided.

Brunner is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

Brunner has a prior operating while intoxicated conviction from 2003.

If convicted of the current charges, she faces up to 40 years in prison for each count.

Five Marquette lacrosse team members were in the Jeep at the time of the crash.