A 21-year-old driver, Liberty Mitchell, saw her prison sentence jump from six years and eight months to nine years and three months after a catastrophic crash she caused while speeding at 96 mph—just three weeks after getting her license. Filming herself on Snapchat before the crash, she attempted to overtake multiple cars, lost control, and slammed into a taxi, killing driver Octavian Codreanu and passenger Moyra Whelan, a beloved schoolteacher, while injuring others with life-altering wounds. Despite pleading guilty to dangerous driving and driving uninsured, her initial sentence was deemed too light by the Attorney General, leading to the harsher appeal ruling. The court emphasized her history of phone use while driving and her prior videos of speeding—including one at 100 mph on a 60 mph road—to underscore her reckless, immature behavior. Her defense cited inexperience, but the judge called it a dangerous illusion of invincibility common among teens. The increased sentence reflects the profound loss and trauma inflicted, as Moyra’s sister described the violent, devastating death, and a survivor shared the crushing weight of guilt.
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