An Ohio driver serving 15 years to life has lost another bid to challenge her murder conviction, according to court documents.
Mackenzie Shirilla, 21, was convicted of murder, felonious assault, and aggravated vehicular homicide, records show.
The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to give the driver another opportunity to challenge the conviction, according to court records.
Justices had previously declined to hear the case in June, court entries indicate.
Shirilla was 17 when she drove a vehicle into a building in Strongsville at approximately 100 mph in 2022, prosecutors said.
The high-speed crash killed her boyfriend, 20-year-old Dominic Russo, and their friend, 19-year-old Davion Flanagan, according to prosecutors.
Prosecutors successfully argued that Shirilla intentionally caused the crash, pointing in part to problems in her relationship with Russo. The driver has maintained that she does not remember the wreck and never intended to hurt anyone, records show.
Her attorneys have continued attempting to overturn the conviction, arguing that her trial attorney was ineffective, filings state.
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The defense also argued that prosecutors did not present sufficient evidence to prove the crash was intentional, court records show.
Her legal team separately sought a review based on medical information regarding her condition before the crash, according to court documents.
The medical data suggests Shirilla may have blacked out due to a condition affecting heart rate and blood flow, her attorneys said. That attempt hit a procedural wall when the filing was submitted one day after the deadline, court records show.
Her attorneys reportedly attributed the mistake to confusion involving the leap year, records show.
Shirilla asked the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider hearing the matter after the court declined her appeal in June. On Tuesday, the court denied that request as well, according to court records.
The case returned to the national spotlight following the May release of the Netflix documentary The Crash.
The documentary features Shirilla, her parents, and relatives of Russo and Flanagan.
Shirilla remains behind bars serving 15 years to life after being convicted of murder, felonious assault, aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges, records show.
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