Sentencing of Cameron Herrin in deadly street-racing crash - What's next?

Cameron Herrin is a 21-year-old young boy who was racing a friend, John Barrineau, ịn his Ford Mustang on May 23, 2018, along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida. These two men are accused of racing at the time of the deadly crash. Barrineau also pleaded guilty and serving six-year prison sentence. he will be on probation for 15 years and will have to complete 200 hours of community service, half of which will be spent speaking about the dangers of reckless driving. Herrin was sentenced to 24 years in jail for killing a 24-year-old mother and her daughter after he hit them at over 100mph, combined two counts of vehicular homicide. A judge sentenced him to nine years in Florida state prison for the first count and 15 years for the second count on Thursday night. “This crime took two beautiful lives and left four families broken,” said State Attorney Andrew Warren. “No sentence can repair that damage or bring back the lives lost, but we hope this outcome delivers some comfort and closure for Jessica’s and Lillia’s families.” “We have a perspective on this. I don’t want to seem that I don’t feel for the Herrin family, I do," said Pamela Reisinger, Jessica's mother. "But their perspective on what they’ve lost can’t compare to two sweet souls that were crossing the street coming home from a park.” On Thursday, Herrin, his family, and his friends spent time painting him as caring and forgivable with no intent to hurt anyone. They called what happened on that day was an accident. When the prison sentence was read to him, he appeared wide-eyed, react about the 24-year sentence that he will spend in prison . a video of this scene goes viral. He also trended on Tok-tok and twitter, gathering different sympathies from the users because of his good looks. “The impact plays over and over in his head. It’ll never go away," Cheryl Herrin, Cameron's mother. “it’s an accident, he is not the murder #justiceforcameron” “24 year-sentence is too much for that young boy. He deserves a second chance.” “it’s sad that this young handsome boy has to spend his life in prison” “He is not a murder because it was an accident and the child and the mother life is end on earth and that’s life we accept it” “It was accidentally, he didn’t meant it. And also, the mother had to look the way if it’s coming car or not” But in the other side, some nitizens do not support Cameron for what he did. “An accident? He got warned 5 times and he kept doing it until he killed someone” “He was a street racing and got 5 warned 5 times he putting others life’s at risk. It’s his fault.” “He deserves what he did” “The fact that people feel bad for him just because he's young and good looking sickens me," said another user who emphasized that Cameron Herrin killed a mother and her baby.”