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Ohio Crash Intentional: Driver Sentenced 15-to-Life for Two Murders

5/28/2026

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Prosecutors said the July 31, 2022 Ohio crash was intentional because the accelerator was fully pressed and no brake was applied.
The crash killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.
Mackenzie Shirilla was convicted of four murder counts, four felonious assault counts and two aggravated vehicular homicide counts in August 2023.
She received a 15-year-to-life sentence and says she cannot recall the morning, attributing the crash to a medical emergency.

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Prosecutors said the July 31, 2022 Ohio crash was intentional because the accelerator was fully pressed and no brake was applied.
The crash killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.
Mackenzie Shirilla was convicted of four murder counts, four felonious assault counts and two aggravated vehicular homicide counts in August 2023.
She received a 15-year-to-life sentence and says she cannot recall the morning, attributing the crash to a medical emergency.