Mackenzie Shirilla’s latest effort to overturn her conviction has come to an end after the Ohio Supreme Court declined to hear her appeal in connection with the 2022 crash that claimed the lives of her boyfriend and a close friend.

Now 21 years old, Shirilla is serving a sentence of 15 years to life after being convicted of intentionally driving her car into a commercial building at approximately 100 mph in Strongsville, Ohio, in July 2022. The crash resulted in the deaths of her 20-year-old boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their 19-year-old friend, Davion Flanagan. Shirilla was the sole survivor.

In a brief ruling issued on Tuesday, Ohio’s highest court announced that it would not accept jurisdiction over the appeal, effectively ending her latest legal challenge.

“Upon consideration of the jurisdictional memoranda filed in this case, the court declines to accept jurisdiction of the appeal,” the order stated.

Shirilla’s attorneys argued that she has a pre-existing medical condition that may have caused her to lose consciousness before the crash. They also contended that her original defense team failed to fully investigate the condition or present expert testimony during her 2023 trial. This was her second attempt to secure a new trial after a previous appeal was unsuccessful.

Following a bench trial, Cuyahoga County Judge Nancy Margaret Russo found Shirilla guilty of four counts of felonious ᴀssault and two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide. During sentencing, Judge Russo described Shirilla as “literal hell on wheels,” a phrase that later became closely ᴀssociated with the case.

The case drew widespread national attention and was later featured in the Netflix documentary The Crash. Prosecutors argued that the collision was intentional, while the defense maintained that it was a tragic accident.

Shirilla is currently serving her sentence at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. Reports indicate that she has recently begun working in the prison’s food service department. Previous media reports have also included claims from a former inmate regarding her social life inside the facility, though those accounts have not been independently verified by the courts.

Her legal team filed the latest peтιтion for a new trial on October 24, 2024—one day after Ohio’s legal ᴅᴇᴀᴅline. In May 2025, Judge Russo ruled that the filing was invalid, and that decision was later upheld by the Eighth District Court of Appeals.

According to her sentence, Shirilla will become eligible for parole in October 2037.

The Ohio Supreme Court’s decision represents another significant setback in Shirilla’s ongoing efforts to challenge her conviction. While she continues to maintain her innocence, the ruling brings another layer of closure to a case that has remained in the public eye for several years.

For the families of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan, the loss remains immeasurable. The case continues to serve as a reminder of the profound and lasting consequences that can result from actions behind the wheel.