An Ohio teenager convicted of intentionally crashing her car into a wall at 160 mph, killing her boyfriend and passenger, was arrested in July 2022. New body camera footage from police has revealed the strange behavior that occurred during the incident.
Mackenzie Cirilla, now 19, faces four charges related to the deaths of her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and his friend, Davion Flanagan, in what a Cuyahoga County civil court judge called “literal hell on wheels.” He was convicted of murder and other crimes. , in July 2022.
Prosecutors said Cirilla, then 17, crashed her Toyota Camry into a brick wall at a store in Strongsville, Ohio, in the early morning hours of July 22, 2022, in an attempt to end a toxic relationship with Russo. Flanagan also happened to be there. vehicle.
Video released by the Strongsville Police Department shows officers asking a handcuffed and tearful Cirilla to get out of a police SUV.
Ohio teen sobs after learning fate of intentionally killing boyfriend and passenger in car crash
Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan were killed on July 31, 2022, when Mackenzie Cirilla, 19, intentionally crashed her car into a wall. (Strongsville Police Department/A. Ripepi and Son Funeral Home | Jardine Funeral Home)
“Hey Mackenzie, can you please come out?” the officer can be heard asking Cirilla. “I'm the one investigating the crash. You're under arrest for aggravated murder, second degree.”
“No one will question you, no one will bother you,” he continued.
In a strange movement, Cirilla is heard asking the police officer to be careful with the bracelet.
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Mackenzie Cirilla broke down in court on Monday, Aug. 14, after being found guilty of four counts of murder for intentionally crashing her car into a brick wall to kill her boyfriend and his friend. (WKYC Channel 3/YOUTUBE)
“Could you please remove the bracelet carefully so it doesn't break?'' Cirilla asks through tears.
“Okay,” the officer replied, adjusting the cuffs. “I'm not going to tighten this up, okay? I don't want to hurt you.”
Officers then placed Cirilla in another police car, where Cirilla appeared to be trying to rest, closing his eyes on the way to the station.
Ohio teen intentionally crashes car into brick wall to kill boyfriend and friend
Ohio teen Mackenzie Cirilla was found guilty Monday of driving her car into a brick wall while going 100 miles per hour, killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo and her friend Davion Flanagan. received. (Instagram)
Cirilla was accused by prosecutors of an “astonishing lack of remorse” and was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison in 2023, but as an act of mercy, the judge ordered the two terms to be served concurrently rather than consecutively. I ordered.
She will be eligible for parole in 15 years instead of 30.
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Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead at the scene, while Cirilla lost consciousness and had to be extricated from the destroyed car.
Cirilla and the two victims smoke marijuana before the collision.
Fox News Digital's Rebecca Rosenberg contributed to this report.
Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com.
