Father Of Mackenzie Shirilla Placed On Administrative Leave Following Netflix Documentary ‘The Crash’ [VIDEO]

This past weekend Netflix dropped a new documentary ‘The Crash’ a true-crime documentary that reconstructs the events before and after a fatal collision in Strongsville, OH, a suburb of Cleveland.  The documentary explores the case of his daughter Mackenzie Shirilla, who was charged with murder after she crashed her car at the age of 17 years old, killing her boyfriend 20-year-old Dominic Russo, and their friend, 19-year-old Davion Flanagan, in 2022.   All parents, family members and friends (even friends that wouldn’t cooperate with police) connected to this tragic event were in the documentary, including Mackenzie Shirilla, who was interviewed from prison.  Now it’s being reported that Mackenzie Shirilla’s father has been placed on administrative leave for his involvement in the Netflix documentary ‘The Crash‘.

According to WKYC in Cleveland,  Steve Shirilla was removed from his position as an art and digital media teacher at Mary Queen of Peace School in Cleveland. The removal was for allegations of  “poor judgment” following comments he made about his daughter Mackenzie Shirilla in the documentary.   Steve Shirilla who maintains Mackenzie’s innocence, in the documentary, discussed that he was okay with Mackenzie’s marijuana use.

According to an email sent to parents of students at Mary Queen of Peace School in Cleveland:

“We want every parent and family to know that the safety, wellbeing, and trust of our students remain among our highest priorities,”… “We take all student concerns seriously and are committed to responding promptly and responsibly whenever concerns are brought forward.”

On July 31, 2022, Mackenzie Shirilla, at the age of 17 years old, drove her car into a building in Strongsville, at almost 100 miles an hour, killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo, and their friend Davion Flanagan.  It was initially believed to be an accident, then investigators began to suspect that Mackenzie deliberately accelerated. She was arrested in November 2022 and charged with two counts each of murder and aggravated vehicular assault, as well as a number of other counts. In August 2023, she was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 15 years, ultimately receiving two life terms to be served concurrently.

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