Pregnant Jayana Webb gets lengthy prison term for DUI crash that killed 3

A Pennsylvania woman who tweeted boasts about her reckless driving minutes before killing two state troopers and a pedestrian on I-95 in Philadelphia was sentenced to decades in prison Wednesday.

Jayana Webb, 23, who is seven months pregnant received a sentence of 27 and-a-half to 60 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree murder and homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence.

Her attorney Mike Walker told the Philadelphia Inquirer that under the terms of her guilty plea she will remain free until she gives birth in February, after which she will be permitted to spend some time bonding with her child before reporting to prison.

Webb’s blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the early morning crash on March 21, 2022.

The wreck claimed the lives of Pennsylvania State Troopers Branden Sisca, 29, and Martin Mack, 33, as well as Reyes Riviera Oliveras, 28, a pedestrian the troopers were helping get to safety off the roadway.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner called the outcome of the case “a just resolution of one of the most shocking incidents of vehicular violence in recent memory.”

In court hearings leading up to her sentencing, prosecutors presented evidence including Webb’s own posts on X in which she boasted about being pulled over for “doing 110 in a 50” mph zone shortly before the fatal crash.

Around the same time, the troopers who had pulled her over on the interstate were called away to offer assistance to Oliveras, who was attempting to cross I-95 on foot near Lincoln Financial Field.

As the troopers were helping Oliveras into a police vehicle, Webb reportedly attempted to blow past the troopers’ parked SUV and lost control, killing all three men. Prosecutors had argued Webb continuing to speed after being pulled over constituted an act of malice.

Webb’s attorney said his client expressed remorse for her actions, and said she had apologized to the family in the courtroom on Wednesday.

“She had hoped that at some point in their lives they would be able to forgive her. She will never forgive herself. She suffers greatly because of what she did and recognizes that she is punished and has ruined a large portion of her life,” Walker said.

Trooper Sisca was barely a year on the job when he was struck down in the crash. His longtime friend Trooper Ross Greenwood said at his funeral service: “I watched Branden become a leader, a dedicated person being a first responder, passionate to help others, and just an amazing human being.”

Trooper Mack, a Marine Corps veteran, left behind a wife, Stephanie, and two young daughters, Olivia and Rowan. Speaking at his funeral, his widow lovingly remembered her departed husband, who she called her hero.

“I will remember my hero as an amazing father, best friend, and my filter, my sounding board and my husband,” she said. “The girls were incredibly lucky to have you – even if that time was cut incredibly too short.”