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

Brittany Nicole Edgar, 33, pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal vehicular operation for injuring someone in a crash and leaving the scene.

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

The guilty plea is linked to an accident in February in which Edgar allegedly collided with a buggy, injuring several people, including children.

A 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 shoulder of the road at night and then drove off.

While on his way to the crash scene, a Fillmore County sheriff’s deputy said he saw a white Pontiac Grand Prix that had “substantial” front-end damage and pulled over the vehicle. .

The driver, who was later identified as Edgar, claimed she had hit a deer two hours earlier. The deputy let her go with a warning to fix her broken headlight and let her go, according to the charges.

However, a white bumper was later found at the crash scene that was linked to Edgar’s vehicle, leading deputies back to Edgar, who allegedly admitted to hitting the buggy, the complaint states.

The occupants of the buggy included two adults, a man and a woman, as well as seven children aged between one and twelve years old. All were injured in the accident but survived.