A 21-year-old woman has been charged with the deaths of three people after bragging on social media that she was the “best drunken driver.“
Jayana Tanae Webb was charged with three counts of third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle, and a battery of Dui-related charges after allegedly running over and killing two state troopers and a civilian, the Daily Beast reports.
Webb was initially pulled over by state troopers Martin F. Mack and Branden T. Sisca, who suspected Webb was driving under the influence. During their conversation with the driver, the officers were called to assist a pedestrian in distress, 28-year-old Reyes Rivera Oliveras. Left alone, Webb attempted to flee the scene but struck the police SUV with her car, killing all three men.
— Junior (@enormous_jr) March 23, 2022
As a result of the impact, both doors on the driver’s side of the troopers’ SUV detached from the car, ejecting the three men from the vehicle and into opposite lanes. Others attempted CPR on the three injured men on the interstate, but they succumbed to their injuries.
In the wake of the news, self-incriminating tweets from Webb’s two separate Twitter accounts quickly surfaced. One showed her boasting about being the “best drunken driver ever” in a tweet that was shared to her account in January.
If you ask me, I’m the best drunken driver ever 😭😭😭
— TJ🦋 (@Tanae_jay) January 15, 2022
Twitter users pointed out a second tweet from a different account that was shared just moments before the fatal crash.
“Why the cop pull me & he say im doing 110 ina 50,” Webb tweeted.
On her other Twitter not even 20 minutes before the wreck: https://t.co/j99B9RDr1O
— Jester Jason of Wrestle Royalty (@JesterJason83) March 23, 2022
Many of Webb’s previous tweets suggest that she consumes a lot of alcohol, which one Twitter user brought up.
She’s always drunk pic.twitter.com/rQZSrhyRZX
— Tweet🎧Jockey🕊 (@esshman) March 23, 2022
On the other hand, Webb has some supporters online who believe the punishment does not always fit the crime and want to know why she wasn’t arrested before the crash.
One user argued that because Webb is not wealthy, she won’t get the same outcome as Ethan Couch, a white teen who killed four people while drunken driving.
“If Ethan Couch can kill 4 people drunken driving and only get a slap on the wrist for it, why shouldn’t she?,” the user asked. “Oh that’s right, because her parents aren’t filthy, stinking, rich. That’s why.”
If Ethan Couch can kill 4 people drunken driving and only get a slap on the wrist for it, why shouldn’t she? Oh that’s right, because her parents aren’t filthy, stinking, rich. That’s why. pic.twitter.com/sTNQRtoBYH
— schizoboyfriend (@fuckuoxy) March 23, 2022
Another user questioned why Webb was released despite being clearly intoxicated behind the wheel.
I’m not a lawyer but didn’t the cops let her go when she was drunk?
— King Suve (@KingSuve) March 23, 2022
One commenter addressed the situation, pointing out that it was just a mistake and that she is only a kid.
Jesus Christ it was an accident. She’s a fucking kid.
— You_no?_who?? (@Younowho8) March 23, 2022
During Webb’s arraignment on Tuesday night, the judge denied bail.
At the hearing, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office said Webb told officers after Miranda Rights that she had been drinking “strawberry Henny” – referring to Hennessy – before the crash.
Webb’s lawyer, Michael Walker, argued that his client was very young, was a first-time offender, and did not pose a threat to the public.
On account of the seriousness of the charges, the judge sided with the District Attorney’s Office. “I do see that there is a public safety issue here,” the judge said.
She will remain in jail until her next court appearance on April 5.