Recently released bodycam footage shows a 24-year-old Stephanie Melgoza laughing after a DUI crash killing two people. The video shows her grinning during a field sobriety test only moments after she had caused the drunken car crash. The footage went public over the weekend after she was sentenced to 14 years in prison for her crime.
The viral video shows Stephanie Melgoza being confronted by authorities after she struck and killed Andrea Rosewicz and Paul Prowant while they were crossing the street near Full Throttle bar in East Peoria on April 10, 2022. It comes as no surprise that Twitter users did not receive the clip kindly.
Exploring Stephanie Melgoza’s DUI crash in Illinois
The video depicts Stephanie Melgoza, who was intoxicated and three times over the legal blood-alcohol limit, struggling to follow a police officer’s instructions while grinning and laughing. She admitted to drinking three vodka and waters and having cannabis in her purse.
The police officer noted that she smelled strongly of alcohol, had slurred speech, and red eyes. Melgoza failed all field sobriety tests and the police confirmed her involvement in a fatal crash that killed two people.
In the footage, she behaves erratically and even sings and dances on an exam table at a hospital. When the police officer informed her that she was going to jail for causing the deaths of two people, Stephanie Melgoza seemed not to understand the severity of the situation.
Stephanie Melgoza’s father responds to online harassment
The Illinois woman’s father has asked online trolls to stop harassing his family. He believes that his daughter is already being punished for her terrible crime by being in jail.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, he expressed his condolences to the family of the victims and apologized for his daughter’s actions. However, he emphasized that his family should not be punished for her crime.
He also criticized the anonymous “cowards” who have been targeting his family online and urged them to stop their harassment.
Social media reactions to viral ‘laughing’ video
Twitter users have expressed their disgust over how someone could laugh and dance after killing two people. The incident has sparked debate over how drunk driving has become normal over the years.
that stephanie melgoza case is really making my insides turn
— NAT 🤍 (@antisocialnat) May 2, 2023
I hope Stephanie Melgoza never receives one second of peace and that what she did will haunt her until her very last breath🥰
— Ҝayla🍿 (@layeredchaos) May 1, 2023
seeing all the stuff with stephanie melgoza on my fyp as if she didn’t go to my school 😀 this all happened last year and i hate she’s only now getting 14 yrs like wtf,, also the fact the students here had to protest to make sure the school didn’t let her walk for grad 😐
— val || d-51 crvt (@sejimashiryu) May 2, 2023
i wish i could punch that stephanie melgoza girl in the face cause her stupidness is so annoying.
— kb (@kiimberlin) May 3, 2023
That Stephanie Melgoza body cam video is some of the most dreadful and depressing footage the internet has to offer… So callous, and a zero on the remorse scale… f’n craste…
— Bravo Golf Lima (@Benjamin_G_Lund) May 2, 2023
Seen videos shared of a woman called Stephanie Melgoza after her DUI arrest – she was drunk, and selfish, but I think the core problem is that she is stupid. Her responses show she entirely lacks the intellect to comprehend what she had done, and that is even worse in a way.
— Peter Hague PhD (@peterrhague) May 2, 2023
Some believe that Stephanie Melgoza’s 14-year prison sentence is still too lenient for killing two victims in a DUI crash. Civilians have called for more accountability from drunk driving crimes.
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