Mackenzie Shirilla Convicted of Murder After Fatal Car Crash
Mackenzie Shirilla has been convicted of double murder following a car crash that resulted in the deaths of her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and his friend, Davion Flanagan. The incident occurred on July 31, 2022, when Shirilla drove her Toyota Camry into a wall at nearly 100 mph. Text messages obtained by PEOPLE reveal that Russo had considered breaking up with Shirilla weeks before the crash, citing frequent arguments and a tumultuous relationship. Despite this, the couple often reconciled. Shirilla, who began dating Russo as a freshman and moved in with him at 17, was arrested in November 2022 and charged with multiple crimes, including aggravated vehicular homicide. She was sentenced to two concurrent terms of 15 years to life in prison by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy Margaret Russo, who described the act as murder rather than reckless driving.