“This was not reckless driving. This was murder,” the judge said before she read out Mackenzie Shirilla's verdict Monday afternoon.

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[–] 318 points 3 years ago (46 children)

The reason why they say this was murder:

Two weeks before the crash, she allegedly threatened to crash her vehicle when she was driving with Russo because she was upset over a disagreement they had. Russo called his mother and asked to be picked up, and a friend ended up retrieving him. In a phone call with Russo, the friend allegedly overheard Shirilla say, “I will crash this car right now,” prosecutors said in court documents.

This isn't a drunk driver, or a thrillseeker, this is someone with murderous intent.

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    [–] 77 points 3 years ago (9 children)

    Fucking hell that is horrible. And of course she's the only one to survive. 100mph into a brick building has probably left her pretty physically fucked up and in constant pain. Hope she enjoys feeling that way in prison for the rest of her life.

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    [–] 56 points 3 years ago

    More of this. Also let's start holding rich people accountable of crimes also.

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  • [–] 55 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    I am truly sorry for the passengers. Lost life because of teenage perceived hardship is tragic.

    From a different perspective, it seems incredibly impressive that anyone survived a deliberate head on collision with a brick wall (that appears to have barely buckled) at 100 MPH / 161 KMH.

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    [–] 45 points 3 years ago (26 children)

    Remind me why we allow teenagers to drive 3-ton vehicles again?

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    [–] 35 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Prosecutor: What gear were you in at the moment of impact?

    Defendant: Gucci sweats and Reebok Classics.

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    [–] 32 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There are a lot of people in this post spouting their opinion on an article they very clearly did not read.

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  • [–] 31 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Jesus, I sympathize, this is awful...i was t-boned by a teen going 85 mph, I wish my attorneys had the same teeth this judge does

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    [–] 28 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Wow the way she's crying is disgusting, she's just sorry for herself not for the deaths she caused. No remorse, only regret for getting sentenced

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    [–] 21 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Anyone with a legal background able to help me understand how two deaths resulted in 4 murder convictions and 2 vehicular homicide convictions?

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    [–] 17 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    @Buffalox @MicroWave

    Often the driver does survive catastrophic accidents vs front passengers.

    https://emj.bmj.com/content/21/2/197

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago* (4 children)

    Thank you, but that's a lot of reading for a simple question.

    Statistical analysis was by χ2 test; a p value of less than 0.05 was assumed to correlate with a significant difference in rates of injury.

    Oh yes it's all clear to me now.

    I know it used to be like that before air bags and safety belts, because the steering wheel takes some of the blow in frontal collisions. But such dramatic difference I suspected she might have made the collision worse for the passengers on purpose.

    PS She is probably a narcissist: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12417047/Mackenzie-Shirilla-TikTok-doing-drugs-not-dying-jailed-murdering-boyfriend-friend-drugged-100mph-crash.html

    PPS: The article I found describes that her survival was miraculous, and she had surgery.

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