Anastasia, left, and Alexandria Duval, known as Alison and Ann Dadow before they changed their names, stand in the window of their yoga studio in West Palm Beach. Photo / AP
Anastasia, left, and Alexandria Duval, known as Alison and Ann Dadow before they changed their names, stand in the window of their yoga studio in West Palm Beach. Photo / AP
A woman accused of deliberately driving off a Hawaii cliff and killing her identical twin sister was acquitted of murder today.
A judge found Alexandria Duval not guilty after a trial that started Monday. Duval opted to have a judge instead of a jury decide the case, the Daily Mail reported.
Authorities described the 2016 crash that killed Anastasia Duval, as a hair-pulling fight over the steering wheel.
The sisters were seen arguing on the narrow, winding Hana Highway on the island of Maui before their SUV plunged 200 feet over a cliff.
Alexandria Duval stands in Albany County Court in Albany, N.Y. in 2016. Photo / AP
The crash was a tragic accident, Alexandria Duval's defense attorney, Birney Bervar said in his opening statement.
Authorities said Alexandria was behind the wheel of a Ford Explorer when witnesses saw the sisters arguing on the perilously narrow, twisting route along a scenic stretch of coastline.
A witness cleaning a family grave site on the highway shoulder told police that he heard a woman screaming in the vehicle and that the passenger was pulling the driver's hair and the steering wheel.
Duval was accused of deliberately driving off a Hawaii cliff and killing her identical twin. Photo / AP
Anastasia Duval was in the passenger seat and was killed, and her sister Alexandria Duval was arrested.
