Kayla Mendoza

Crash and sentence On the night of November 16, 2013, Mendoza, who was 20 years old at the time, went with her manager and co-workers from her job at a T-Mobile US store to the Tijuana Taxi Co., a local bar in Coral Springs, where she reportedly drank two "fishbowl" margaritas. Hours later, she got into a Hyundai Sonata and drove into the Sawgrass Expressway the wrong way at 80 mph before colliding with a 2012 Toyota Camry driven by Kaitlyn Ferrante and Marisa Catronio, both aged 21, just after 1:45 a.m. on November 17. Catronio was instantly killed in the crash while Ferrante died in the hospital days later. Mendoza broke both legs in the crash and used a wheelchair for over a year. She was charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter while impaired, two counts of DUI manslaughter with an unlawful blood-alcohol level (a BAC of .15), two counts of vehicular homicide, and two counts of driving without a license, causing death.

Hours before the crash, Mendoza posted: "2 drunk 2 care" on her Twitter account. She had proclaimed herself as a "pothead princess" on her account and posted quotes indicating her addiction to alcohol and marijuana, such as: "My car permanently smells like weed" and "I really am so baked right now".

The families of Ferrante and Catronio filed lawsuits against Mendoza, Reyes, The Tijuana Taxi Co., and the T-Mobile store where Mendoza was employed.

Aftermath Gary Catronio and his wife founded Marisa's Way, named after their daughter. Marisa's Way aims to educate teenagers on the consequences of drunk or distracted driving.