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.
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.
Anastasia Duval was in the passenger seat and was killed, and her sister Alexandria Duval was arrested.