Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Pothead Princess’ speaks: Kayla Mendoza apologizes for fatal wreck that killed 2 best friends; 'I wish there was something I could say to make up for what happened'


Kayla Mendoza, 21, tweeted '2 drunk 2 care' hours before killing two friends in a drunken wreck in November. In an upcoming interview, she expressed remorse for the fatal crash and said the tweet was directed at her boyfriend.





Kayla Mendoza, the 'Pothead princess,' talks on Inside Edition. *** Local Caption ***
Kayla Mendoza, who referred to herself as a 'Pothead Princess' on Twitter, spoke to Inside Edition about the Nov. 17 crash that killed two best friends in Florida.
The "Pothead Princess" who tweeted "2 drunk 2 care" before killing two best friends in a wrong-way car crash on a Florida highway is speaking out, saying she's sorry for the devastation she's wrought and doesn't remember anything from the fatal wreck.
"I wish there was something I could say to make up for what happened," Kayla Mendoza told Inside Edition in an interview airing Wednesday night.
"But no matter how many 'sorrys,' apologies, tears I cry — no matter how much I hate myself for what happened, nothing I say will change anything," she said.


Kayla Mendoza, 20, of Hallandale Beach, FL is allegedly responsible for driving on the wrong side of the Sawgrass Expressway and crashing into another vehicle. The crash resulted in the deaths of Maria Caran Catronio and Kaitlyn Nicole Ferrante. She tweeted "2 drunk 2 care" hours before the collision. The self-proclaimed "Pothead Princess" is pictured here.
Earlier this month, the 21-year-old was hit with a rack of charges, including DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide, for killing Kaitlyn Ferrante and Marisa Catronio, both 21, in a head-on crash on the Sawgrass Expressway on Nov. 17.
Mendoza, who was 20 at the time, had been boozing with co-workers from her T-Mobile sales job and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 when she plowed her Hyundai Sonata into Ferrante's Toyota Camry.
The wreck left Mendoza confined to a wheelchair and unable to walk.

Kaitlyn Ferrante, 20 (left) and Marisa Catronio, 21 (right) pictured here, died after a car driving in the wrong direction slammed into their vehicle on the Sawgrass Expressway early Sunday, November 17. Kayla Mendoza, 20, of Hallandale Beach, FL is allegedly responsible. She tweeted "2 drunk 2 care" hours before the collision. K 
In the aftermath of the tragedy, it was revealed she sent a tweet that said "2 drunk 2 care" hours before the crash.
It was just one of scores of tweets Mendoza allegedly sent boasting about her "Pothead Princess" lifestyle.
In the days leading up to wreck, she bragged about her car "permanently" smelling of weed and claimed she was unable to sleep without smoking a "bedtime blunt."

Site of the collision where Kayla Mendoza, 20, of Hallandale Beach, FL allegedly drove on the wrong side of the Sawgrass Expressway and crashed into another vehicle. The crash resulted in the deaths of Maria Caran Catronio and Kaitlyn Nicole Ferrante. She tweeted "2 drunk 2 care" hours before the collision. IMendoza said she didn't remember how she ended up going the wrong way on the Sawgrass Expressway.
In the interview, Mendoza addressed the notorious tweet, saying it was directed at her 



http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pothead-princess-speaks-kayla-mendoza-apologizes-fatal-wreck-killed-2-best-friends-article-1.1773990
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