Quote:She was found guilty of all charges against her, including four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of aggravated vehicular assault.
It's a case that dates back to Sunday, July 31, 2022, when Strongsville police say the crash happened at 6:15 a.m. near the intersection of Progress and Alameda. Upon their arrival, officers say they located a Toyota Camry “with severe damage and full airbag deployments.”
All three occupants inside the vehicle -- including Shirilla -- were unconscious, not breathing and trapped inside the vehicle. Russo (Shirilla's boyfriend) and Flanagan were both pronounced dead at the scene.
“The video clearly shows the purpose and intent of the defendant," Judge Russo said when announcing her verdict. "She chose a course of death and destruction that day.”
Judge Russo said Shirilla, who was 17-years-old at the time of the crash, had "a mission" and executed it "with precision."
"She morphs from a responsible driver to literal hell on wheels as she makes her way down the street," Russo said. "Mackenzie alone made the decision to drive the car, to drive an obscure route, a route she visited a few days before, and a route not routinely taken by her. Mackenzie alone chose a time to make the drive, early in the morning, when any reasonable person would expect a few people would be nearby to witness it or offer life-saving assistance."
She then emphasized how evidence showed Shirilla pushed the pedal to the floor, demanding an ultimate speed of 100 miles per hour.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley also stressed this point to 3News after the verdict.
"The intent was obvious upon seeing that video that there was only one goal and the computer demonstrated that there was no attempt to slow down or stop, that it was full speed into a building and tragically it cost two people their lives," he said.
You can watch the entire verdict announcement in the video above...
Sentencing set for Monday in Mackenzie Shirilla case after guilty verdict in deadly Strongsville crash: 'Hell on wheels'
Quote:'This was not reckless driving. This was murder,' the judge said moments before announcing her verdict in the Shirilla case on Aug. 14.
19-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla will soon learn her fate when she's sentenced Monday on multiple charges in connection with a deadly 2022 crash that claimed the lives of 20-year-old Dominic Russo and 19-year-old Davion Flanagan.
The Aug. 21 sentencing, which is set for 1 p.m., comes one week after Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy Margaret Russo found Shirilla guilty of all counts -- including four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide.
How horrible.
Think about what you do, especially when operating vehicles and equipment, including considering your emotional state, and reach out for help and alternatives BEFORE you do something that can't be undone, and for Heaven's sake, teach your children to THINK about their actions BEFORE they do something they can never take back.
It's obvious the way she was driving that she wanted to commit a murder-suicide action. Too bad for her that her wish of killing herself didn't happen. That's why anyone contemplating suicide with a vehicle should consider that maybe you won't die but wish that you did. You may end up disabled for the rest of your life or in prison for killing an innocent person...and have that on your conscious forever.
There's so much mental illness these days, especially among our youth. That's the real epidemic, the one no one seems to want to tackle. Cases like these are mind-boggling.
There's one thing in my life I did well and that was raise two well adjusted kids. I wasn't a perfect father but to hear my now adult kids tell it I was pretty damn close to it for a long time. Considering their mother and I divorced when my son was 8 and my daughter 5 I have to say I was blessed. It could have gone another way very easily but neither myself nor my ex was going to let that happen.
All it takes is to be there for them and to be a positive influence. I saw mine just about every day and my ex and I worked together as their parents until they were grown. It makes me wonder what kind of upbringing that young woman had.
Quote:She was found guilty of all charges against her, including four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of aggravated vehicular assault.
It's a case that dates back to Sunday, July 31, 2022, when Strongsville police say the crash happened at 6:15 a.m. near the intersection of Progress and Alameda. Upon their arrival, officers say they located a Toyota Camry “with severe damage and full airbag deployments.”
All three occupants inside the vehicle -- including Shirilla -- were unconscious, not breathing and trapped inside the vehicle. Russo (Shirilla's boyfriend) and Flanagan were both pronounced dead at the scene.
“The video clearly shows the purpose and intent of the defendant," Judge Russo said when announcing her verdict. "She chose a course of death and destruction that day.”
Judge Russo said Shirilla, who was 17-years-old at the time of the crash, had "a mission" and executed it "with precision."
"She morphs from a responsible driver to literal hell on wheels as she makes her way down the street," Russo said. "Mackenzie alone made the decision to drive the car, to drive an obscure route, a route she visited a few days before, and a route not routinely taken by her. Mackenzie alone chose a time to make the drive, early in the morning, when any reasonable person would expect a few people would be nearby to witness it or offer life-saving assistance."
She then emphasized how evidence showed Shirilla pushed the pedal to the floor, demanding an ultimate speed of 100 miles per hour.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley also stressed this point to 3News after the verdict.
"The intent was obvious upon seeing that video that there was only one goal and the computer demonstrated that there was no attempt to slow down or stop, that it was full speed into a building and tragically it cost two people their lives," he said.
You can watch the entire verdict announcement in the video above...
Sentencing set for Monday in Mackenzie Shirilla case after guilty verdict in deadly Strongsville crash: 'Hell on wheels'
Quote:'This was not reckless driving. This was murder,' the judge said moments before announcing her verdict in the Shirilla case on Aug. 14.
19-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla will soon learn her fate when she's sentenced Monday on multiple charges in connection with a deadly 2022 crash that claimed the lives of 20-year-old Dominic Russo and 19-year-old Davion Flanagan.
The Aug. 21 sentencing, which is set for 1 p.m., comes one week after Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy Margaret Russo found Shirilla guilty of all counts -- including four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide.
How horrible.
Think about what you do, especially when operating vehicles and equipment, including considering your emotional state, and reach out for help and alternatives BEFORE you do something that can't be undone, and for Heaven's sake, teach your children to THINK about their actions BEFORE they do something they can never take back.
Why did you go full Karen at the end..people that do those things do those things. People that dont, wont because you told them too. The school marm "ALL CAPS" will really make folks contemplative.
Who knows the full story. For s person to go kamikazzee it must have been some bad shite going on
(This post was last modified: 08-20-2023 11:04 PM by shere khan.)
