Netflix's true-crime documentary The Crash revolves around the story of a 100-mph wreck in Ohio that killed two young people. The film dives into the trial, the legal strategy, and the life of Mackenzie Shirilla, the teen driver behind the wheel.
However, many viewers say the documentary misses out on the crucial point that prosecutors highlighted in court: whether Shirilla had driven the same stretch of road in the weeks before the fatal crash.
That detail could shape how audiences see her actions, but it is not clearly addressed in the film, many critics say.
The documentary focuses heavily on the relationship, the mental-health angle, and the aftermath, but leaves out certain pre-crash claims that were part of the trial narrative, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Prosecutors used reports that Shirilla had driven the same stretch of road in the days before the fatal drive to support the idea that she had planned the route and the speed.
Fans reacting on Reddit have pointed to that gap, with one user writing, “Netflix didn’t cover what truly happened and how this psychopath killer had practiced driving on this road weeks before.”
