Mackenzie Shirilla Serves 15 Years to Life as Netflix Revisits 2022 Crash That Killed 2
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Updated · E! NEWS · May 16
Mackenzie Shirilla Serves 15 Years to Life as Netflix Revisits 2022 Crash That Killed 2
7 articles · Updated · E! NEWS · May 16
Netflix documentary "The Crash" features Mackenzie Shirilla’s first prison interview, with the 21-year-old denying intent in the 2022 Strongsville crash that killed Dominic Russo, 19, and Davion Flanagan, 20.
Prosecutors said crash data showed Shirilla’s Toyota Camry was traveling about 97.8 mph with the accelerator fully pressed and no braking in the 5 seconds before impact.
Judge Nancy Margaret Russo convicted Shirilla in 2023 of four murder counts and sentenced her to two concurrent terms of 15 years to life, rejecting the defense claim that a POTS-related blackout caused the crash.
Her conviction was upheld in September 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court later declined the case, and her first parole hearing is scheduled for September 2037.
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