Cause of Death Revealed for 2 Marquette University Lacrosse Players Killed in Car Crash, Woman Charged with Homicide By Becca Longmire

The cause of death for two Marquette University students who were killed in a car crash just outside their college campus in Milwaukee, Wis. has been revealed.

On Friday, Sept. 5 at around 5 p.m., lacrosse players Scott Michaud, 19, and Noah Snyder, 20, died in a collision, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and FOX 6 Now previously reported.

The tragedy occurred at the intersection of North 27th Street and West St. Paul Avenue, and reports at the time stated that an unnamed 41-year-old driver had been taken into custody.

Per a complaint filed on Wednesday, Sept. 10 and examined by PEOPLE, Amandria Brunner has been charged with two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle while having a prior intoxicant-related conviction.

Though the victims weren’t named in the complaint, ABC News reported that the charges were in relation to the death of Michaud and Snyder.

The document noted that both men died from multiple blunt force injuries, stating the cause of death had been confirmed by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office’s Dr. Calderaro after autopsies were conducted.

The complaint alleged that the defendant, who was driving a white Ford Ranger, was talking on the phone just before the crash, claiming that she was turning left when the other car hit her. She alleged that she’d consumed two alcoholic drinks before the crash and that there was alcohol in her vehicle, per the document.

The victims had been traveling in the rear passenger seats of a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee, alongside four of their teammates at the time of the tragedy, and they were heading to a thrift store, the complaint noted.

A police officer at the scene alleged the suspect had “bloodshot and glassy eyes, slurred speech, and difficulty keeping her balance,” per the complaint. She was then arrested after performing Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs).

Officers also “located a ‘red diamond grinder’ which contained a green leafy substance that tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) via ‘Mobile Detect Drug Testing,’ ” the complaint stated.

The defendant’s blood sample, which was sent to the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory for analysis, confirmed her blood alcohol content was .133 g/100 ml at the time of the crash. Additional testing will be conducted on the sample.

The complaint also noted that the defendant had previously been arrested on Oct. 21, 2003 for Operating While Intoxicated, which she was convicted of on Nov. 19, 2003.

If convicted for the deaths of Michaud and Snyder, each charge carries a possible $100,000 fine, 40 years in prison and the loss of her driving privileges for up to five years.

A cash bond has been set at $75,000, with bond conditions requiring Brunner to maintain sobriety and refrain from driving, according to ABC. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Sept. 18.

Marquette University said in a statement following the crash, “On Friday evening, men’s lacrosse student-athletes Noah Snyder and Scott Michaud passed away in a near-campus vehicular accident.”

“Four of their teammates were with them in the car at the time of the accident; We continue to pray for their full recovery,” the message continued.

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The university added, “Noah was a student in the College of Business Administration. A native of Getzville, New York, he was one of six children.”

“Scott was a biomedical sciences major in the College of Health Sciences. A goalie from Springboro, Ohio, he is survived by two brothers,” the tribute said.

“Both Noah and Scott were strong students, being named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in their first years at Marquette for maintaining a 3.0 grade point average,” the statement continued. 

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office’s Dr. Calderaro, the Milwaukee Police Department and the Milwaukee County Circuit Court didn’t immediately respond when contacted by PEOPLE for additional information.