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Though the maximum sentences for the crimes for which Czornobaj has been convicted are life in prison, thousands of people signed petitions asking for leniency for Czornobaj. The family of motorcyclist Andre Roy, then 50, and Jessie Roy, 16, who rode on the back of the motorcycle, have said Czornobaj did not show remorse or apologize to them in a timely way when she had the opportunity. read more

Czornobaj's mother told the National Post that her daughter was on the dean's list and headed for a successful life when the accident happened. Now, no one will hire her. "It changed who she was at her very core," Hogan told the news organization. read more | read more

"It was something she couldn't talk about or share with us at all," Hogan said. "She just couldn't accept that it had happened." read more

But the family of the victims have said Czornobaj has not shown compassion toward them. Though Czornobaj publicly apologized to the family in July, she never did in person when she had the chance, Volikakis said. read more