Amandria Brunner, 41, has been charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of the vehicle that killed two Marquette men’s lacrosse players Noah Snyder and Scott Michaud in a Sept. 5 car crash. 

Four other students sustained non-life threatening injuries from the crash, which happened at an intersection at North 27th and West St. Paul Avenue.

The criminal complaint, released Sept. 10, said Milwaukee firefighters attempted life-saving measures on Snyder and Michaud, both of whom were in the rear at the time of the crash, but were unsuccessful. A medical examiner determined both students died from “multiple blunt force injuries.”

At the scene, an officer saw Brunner talking on the phone after the crash, stating that she was turning left when another car hit her.

“They are dead,” the officer heard her say, according to the complaint.

Brunner had a blood alcohol level of 0.133, nearly double the legal limit, the complaint said.

According to the complaint, Brunner told police there was alcohol in her vehicle and she’d had two drinks prior to the crash. The officer found an opened can of Miller High Life behind the passenger seat, saying the can “did not appear to be opened by crash forces.” 

The officer reported Brunner had “bloodshot and glassy” eyes, slurred speech and couldn’t keep her balance. They requested Brunner perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, and placed her under arrest after she failed. Brunner had one prior OWI charge in 2003.

The officer determined the positioning of the vehicles was consistent with Brunner’s northbound White Ford Ranger turning left into the path of the Silver Jeep Grand Cherokee. 

In analyzing data from the Ford, the officer determined Brunner’s car was stopped for at least three seconds before she accelerated into the intersection while the light was yellow. She was traveling at 11.8 mph at the time of the crash and the street has a posted speed limit of 30 mph. The Jeep was driving at a speed of 53 mph.

Brunner was in court Sept. 10 for her initial hearing. There is a $75,000 cash bail for her pre-trial release.

Brunner is required to maintain absolute sobriety, submit to breathalyzer testing and wear a SCRAM bracelet, which tests a person’s sweat for alcohol consumption, if released. She is also not allowed to drive.

Brunner’s preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 18.

This story has been updated multiple times to provide additional information.

This story was written by Sophia Tiedge and Jack Albright. They can be reached at [email protected] and [email protected].