Driver pleads guilty to buggy hit-and-run

A driver accused of hitting a buggy and then driving away has pleaded guilty in Fillmore County Court.

Brittany Nicole Edgar, 33, entered a guilty plea Tuesday to felony charges of injuring someone in an accident and leaving the scene of the accident.

Under the plea agreement, five other charges related to the crash, all misdemeanors, will be dropped.

The guilty plea stems from a February crash in which Edgar reportedly collided with a buggy, injuring several people, including children.

The criminal complaint states that on Feb. 16, 2024, Edgar was driving on a county road in Fillmore County when she struck an Amish buggy that was driving on the side of the road at night and then drove off.

While driving to the crash scene, a Fillmore County sheriff’s deputy said he saw a white Pontiac Grand Prix with “extensive” damage to the front end and stopped the vehicle.

The driver, later identified as Edgar, said she had hit a deer two hours earlier. The deputy let her go, warned her to fix her broken headlight and let her go, according to the prosecution.

However, a white bumper was later found at the crash site and was associated with Edgar’s vehicle, leading officers back to Edgar, who reportedly admitted to hitting the buggy, the complaint states.

The buggy contained two adults, a man and a woman, as well as seven children ranging in age from one to twelve years. As a result of the accident, everyone was injured, but survived.