What to know about Mackenzie Shirilla, the Ohio teen who killed her boyfriend and his friend in 100 mph crash

U.S. newsWhat to know about Mackenzie Shirilla, the Ohio teen who killed her boyfriend and his friend in 100 mph crash Shirilla is serving two concurrent 15-year-to-life sentences for the 2022 crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan. The case is the focus of the Netflix documentary “The Crash.”Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Mackenzie Shirilla cries as she is found guilty of murder on Aug. 14, 2023.WKYCShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 15, 2026, 9:21 AM EDTBy Marlene LenthangMackenzie Shirilla was dubbed “Hell on Wheels” for a devastating 2022 Ohio crash in which she drove into a brick building at 100 mph, killing her boyfriend and his friend.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Now she’s back in the limelight with the new Netflix documentary “The Crash,” which premieres Friday and delves into what led to the deadly incident.Shirilla was 17 at the time of the July 31, 2022, crash in Strongsville, a Cleveland suburb, that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, 20, and Davion Flanagan, 19.Prosecutors said the crash was intentional, as she never hit the brakes, and described her relationship with Russo as toxic. But her family maintains her innocence as her lawyers have tried to appeal the case, unsuccessfully, in court. Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.via WKYCThe crashThe crash happened around 5:30 a.m., as Shirilla was driving them to Russo’s home from a friend’s house, according to police and evidence in court.Shirilla accelerated her Toyota Camry into the large, brick Plidco Building in Strongsville, police and prosecutors said.When police arrived 45 minutes later, officers found the car “with severe damage and full airbag deployments.”All three people were found trapped in the car unconscious and not breathing, police said at the time. Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead at the scene.Photos from the scene depict the utterly destroyed car, its entire front ripped into pi...