Yoga Twins

 

On May 29, 2016, yoga instructor Alexandria Duval (formerly Alison Dadow) was driving a Ford Explorer with her identical twin sister, Anastasia Duval (formerly Ann Dadow), on the narrow, winding Hāna Highway in Maui, Hawaii.

• The Crash: Witnesses saw the sisters violently fighting and pulling each other's hair inside the moving SUV. The vehicle accelerated, swerved sharply, broke through a rock wall, and plunged 200 feet over a sea cliff.

• The Victim: Anastasia Duval was in the passenger seat and died at the scene. Alexandria survived with injuries.

• Legal Proceedings:

• Alexandria was initially charged with second-degree murder, but a judge dropped the charges in June 2016 due to a lack of probable cause.

• She was later re-indicted by a grand jury after being arrested in New York.

• In February 2018, following a bench trial, Second Circuit Judge Peter Cahill found Alexandria not guilty, ruling that the crash was a tragic accident caused by Anastasia pulling the driver's hair and making her lose control of the vehicle.