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Five minutes later, your life changes like you never thought that it could change. I saw a BMW and I thought, what happened here? And it suddenly dawned on me. It looks like my car. I called 911. There was nothing that any person on earth could have done. I've driven that street thousands of times. I have been a good driver my whole life. But I could not stop that car. You had enough time for the world to go quiet, to think, why won't you stop? A Seminole county mother plowed into a tree. I knew I had to get to the children. She lost control of the car on. I could not for an instant think that they were gone. Two girls died on their way home from the very first day of school. It was just the most horrible experience I could ever imagine. The mother of one of them was behind the wheel. Those girls had everything to live for. Why couldn't I have died? My daughter is gone because of Mary Hill, a mother charged with crashing into a tree. I want answers. Why was she driving so fast? Dill's attorneys blamed a car. A car like that just doesn't run into a tree. I knew that something like this was going to happen. Mary Hill needs to be held accountable for her actions. She is charged with vehicular homicide. It was like a time bomb. Just waiting for that time bomb to go off. Driven to extremes. When I play to her each night, I just hope that she's listening. This is Dennis Hill's nightly ritual. It just Helps me to say good night every night. The song is appropriately entitled Forgotten Dreams. I just see how hollow my life is now. And I never thought that I would experience that in my lifetime. In August 2000, Dennis Hill lost his 13 year old daughter Amy in a tragic accident. How would you describe your daughter? I believe that the reason I was born was to have Amy. Amy just had this capacity for love for everyone. Before the accident, Dennis and Mary Hill appeared to be living the extremely good life outside Orlando, Florida. Dennis Hill here, they owned a successful marketing business, lived in a stately home. And their daughters, Amy, she was always an honors student, straight A student. And Caitlin, Caitlin is wonderful in dance. Were thriving in and out of school. Amy excelled at piano. She gave it her all. She was great. I was just so proud of her. On August 7, 2000, Mary and Dennis Hill went to pick up their daughter Amy from from her first day of eighth grade. With her were best friends Carrie Brown and Zach Rockwell. The three were inseparable. They were very jubilant. Everybody was in a very good mood. On the way home, Dennis told Mary he needed to make a stop. I had another vehicle at the gas station that I wanted to pick up. Mary got behind the wheel with the three kids in the backseat and drove off. I've driven that street thousands of times, but the next few minutes would be anything but routine. It happened so fast. You come out of the turn and you're just starting to accelerate and I just felt like the rear end wasn't with me and I immediately start to stop and it wouldn't. Although Mary says she was pumping the brakes, the car kept accelerating. I have been a good driver my whole life, but I could not stop that car. I was spinning. I saw leaves. My last thought was, why won't you stop? This is Mary Hills BMW. Investigators believe it was traveling at 73 miles per hour when it slammed into a tree here. At the point of impact, a divot two feet deep. Amy was sitting here, her best friend Carrie in the middle, Zack at the far end. Mary Hill, who wasn't wearing a seatbelt, was thrown 24ft through this side window. I woke up, I thought I was on fire. The heat was immense. It was just the most horrible experience I could ever imagine. One of the first to arrive on the scene, Dennis Hill frantically felt for his daughter Amy's pulse. I thought, oh, please, I'm not doing this right. I'm doing something wrong. She is alive and I just can't tell. Dennis then checked for Carrie's pulse, but also felt Nothing. Zach was breathing but unconscious. And I called 91 1. It was so surreal. I just could not believe this was happening. Just minutes before, there they were, all excited in the backseat. Just five minutes before they were alive. We were laughing. Life was good. Five minutes later, your life changes like you never thought that it could change. This 48 hours animation shows how police believe the accident happened. After Mary made a left hand turn, her car began to accelerate rapidly. As it started to drift into the oncoming traffic lane, it fishtailed and began a sideways slide. Police estimated the car was traveling 73 miles an hour when it left the road. After it hit the tree, the car traveled 15ft to its resting spot on the other side of the tree. News of the accident spread quickly. A Seminole county mother plowed into a tree, killing her own daughter. And she lost control of the car. On Markham Woods Road, two girls died on their way home from the very first day of school. The mother of one of them was behind the wheel. Keith Rockwell assumed his son Zach was taking the bus home that day until the police showed up at his door. They said, you need to get the hospital as fast as possible. Keith found his 13 year old son Zach, alive but unconscious. They basically said he was in a coma and that the longer he was in, the worse it would be. Kerry Brown's sister Jennifer was home alone when she got the news. The life was just sucked out of me. Like, I just remember the most empty feeling. Christmas morning. That's one of my favorite pictures. Carrie's mother, Rita Brown, heard the news from a friend. And all I said was, who? Who? And he said, carrie. I collapsed. Not my baby. Not my baby. Once some of the shock started to wear off, naturally the question started. A car like that just doesn't run into a tree for no reason at all. Was this tragic accident really accidental? And then once the light changed, she floored it. The answers were getting very complicated. The tires were screaming and she took off. Twas a cold winter's night and without any heat. I wore Bomba socks so they'd warm up my feet. Yay. My feet cried. These socks are the best. So cushy and warm I can finally rest. But don't rest, I said, there's more, if you please. Bombas also makes underwear, slippers and tees. And for each thing you purchase, they donate one new to someone who needs it. So they're cozy too. Everybody deserves to feel good all the time. So gift Bombas this season. That's the end of this rhyme. Go to Bombas dot Com audio and use code audio for 20% off your first purchase. Your perfect style is more than a fit, it's a feeling. When you step into any Maurices, our stylists are dedicated to helping you find the perfect outfit, because there's no better feeling than looking your best. Shop at one of our 800 plus stores or online at maurices.com for new items arriving daily and holiday flash deals. Maurices. That styled feeling. Why? Why couldn't I have died? I lived a life. I had wonderful children. I had a good life. Those girls had everything to live for. They were such good girls. For Mary Hill, the guilt of driving the car that killed her daughter Amy and best friend Carrie Brown, and left Zach Rockwell in a coma has been unbearable. We didn't know would he be out a day or a year. So you were at that point, you were just really scared. Keith Rockwell was terrified, but considered himself strangely lucky his child was alive. As a single dad, it's just me and him, and he's, you know, he's number one. For four days, Zach's loved ones kept a bedside vigil until one friend gave him a teddy bear. Then he just went, thank you. You sat up just like that. What'd you say to him? Welcome back. You feel lucky to be alive? Yes, I really do. Although Zach had no memory of the accident, he was on the road to recovery. But some wounds would never heal. What did you lose when you lost those two friends? I lost a lifelong friend. Partner. Lifelong partner. I lost a lot of things. I can't come up with a reason as to why they had to die. And I can't accept something that I don't have a reason for. It's like I am angry and everyone is angry. I know, at me. I felt sorrow and anger. I was mad and kick over. Show me a finish. Carrie's mother, Rita Brown, is a world renowned Olympic gymnastics coach. I didn't know who I was mad at at the time when I first found out, because I was just mad that Carrie was gone and it wasn't fair. And why? Why my baby? Why is she gone? Why did this happen? I can't believe I'm reading her name. Takes my breath away. I don't know. Rita's grief turned to anger. Well, she slid through this intersection here. When she learned the details of what a witness saw just before the crash, she almost sideswiped me. I mean, she just came from no place at a very, very high rate of speed. Jimmy Arthur was attempting to change lanes when he first encountered Mary Hill's. BMW. Did you have any sense that she was struggling to control this car? You know, I didn't feel like there was any mechanical problem. It just seemed like she was either upset or angry or just in a very, very big hurry. She was in such a hurry, Jimmy says, that she overshot a red light after she shot past that. She put the car in reverse and quickly backed up, burning the tires. And then once the light changed, she floored it, and the tires were screaming, and she took off. What direction did she go in? She headed actually south on mark and woods road. Jimmy watched as Mary hill then lost control of her car and wrapped it around the tree. His eyewitness account would become crucial to investigators as details about Mary Hill began to surface in a speeding car. I feel unsafe, and I usually did in Mrs. Hill's car. How would you describe Mary Hill? When I went over to her house, she always seemed like she was depressed. In fact, Mary Hill was receiving treatment for depression. And in the days leading up to the accident, investigators learned Mary had been behaving strangely, including making a bizarre phone call to Rita Brown. She says, well, I'm going to go in Monday for shock treatment. And I said, shock treatment for what? She goes, well, I haven't been doing well. And they thought that they might try that. Rita wasn't the only witness to Mary Hill's unraveling. She was weaving just. She was very unsteady on her feet. Neighbor Vicki Hartzell encountered Mary one afternoon in her driveway. After you witnessed this behavior with Mary hill, what did you end up telling your two girls? I told them they weren't allowed to ride in the car with Mary Hill anymore because. Because I felt that there was something wrong with her. But a blood test after the crash revealed Mary wasn't using drugs or alcohol. So was the crash caused by Mary Hill losing control of her car or her emotions? The only person who could answer that wasn't talking. I wasn't allowed to answer phones. I wasn't allowed to answer doors. I wasn't allowed to open the gates. On the advice of her attorneys, Mary Hill did not speak to the victims families. To tell you the truth, there aren't any words in the English language which that could ever express my sorrow for what happened. To say, I'm sorry for what happened to your daughter. I can't face that woman and say that to her because it's just to me, so meaningless. Everything I have known is gone from me. My work, my life, my spirit. I don't know what. What else could be Taken. I don't know how it could be any worse, but eight months after the accident, when Mary was at rock bottom, things got a whole lot worse. Prosecutors say that Mary's reckless driving caused the deaths of Amy and Carrie. She is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and manslaughter. And if convicted, Mary could be sent to prison for three. I never expected, not for the most fleeting second, to think that someone would think I would do something like that intentionally. Now the Hills are fighting back. We've endured more than our share, and it's time to turn the tables now. And I believe that we're going to be ready. Dennis hired high priced defense attorney Gerald Boyle, best known for defending serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, to prove his wife did not intentionally kill their daughter and her friend. I want total vindication. Mary was an exceptional driver and it just. I never quite understood how this could possibly happen. But defense experts think they have an answer. After examining the Hill's car, they believe a fault in the BMW's cruise control caused the car to speed up on its own. Once the investigators were able to say, you know, hey, there's a problem with the cruise control here, throttle linkage, well, then pieces of the puzzle start to go together. I know the first time it happened to me, I had no idea what was going on. BMW owner Larry Gustafson has never met Mary Hill. Said, al, we got a problem. The car is driving itself. But he knows what it's like to have a car unexpectedly race off. Then it went from 35 to 40 miles an hour to almost 60 miles an hour, just that quick. Is it believable to you, based on your own experience, that Mary Hill could have gotten up to 70 plus miles an hour in a tenth of a mile and hit this tree? Absolutely. I went from 40 to 60 and probably a shorter distance than that. Gustafson claims his mechanic fixed the problem on his used BMW by replacing an electrical circuit. But Rita Brown's not buying the runaway car theory. Does Mary Hill deserve to go to jail? Mary Hill needs to be held accountable for her actions. And if that includes going to jail, then so be it. But the judge and the jury will decide that. And while Mary Hill awaits her trial, stunning allegations as the Hills marriage is pushed to the breaking point. You were slapped, you were kicked, you were punched. Are all those things true? What do you miss most about your daughter? Her smile. There's Carrie. There's Carrie's. Carrie Brown would have turned 17 on this sunny July day. Happy birthday, Carrie. Happy birthday, Carrie, I love you. But for her mother, Rita, and sister Jennifer, there are no birthday hugs and kisses to share. She was my best friend. We did a lot together. Just memories of a promising young life cut short in a tragic car crash three years earlier. God, I miss her so much. I miss her so much. And Rita Brown says there's one person to blame for her loss. My daughter is gone because of Mary Hill. I wish after all this, she would come back. They were very, very kind and giving girls. It's just so hard to understand why they were taken. But these two mothers are unable to share their grief, for the battle lines have been drawn. I never thought I would be charged with a crime. Mary, charged with vehicular homicide and manslaughter, has become a recluse for over two years. I wouldn't leave this home. It just crashes on her. The pressure, the reminding. And it's tough on her. And making things tougher are rumors flying furiously through their pockets. Posh community rumors that Mary had a history of depression, drug use and dangerous driving. I knew that something like this was going to happen. The rumors are being fueled by sworn statements made by this woman. What kind of mother was she? She was a horrible mother. Dean David, the Hill's former nanny, Amy, would sit in the kitchen and tell me everything that went on at school. Dean worked for Mary less than a year and left after a falling out. Overpay six months before the accident. Based on what you saw and what you knew about Mary Hill, did you worry that she was a potential danger to her children? Oh, in the car, Most definitely, yes. That was my worst fear, was her in the car with him. She accused me of horrible things. Dean David's most scathing allegation that Mary abused cocaine. Two weeks into the job, I found out that Mary had a cocaine addiction. Her purse had fallen off the counter, and in that, a compact had fallen out with powder on the mirror and a razor blade. Mary, were you using cocaine? No, absolutely not. I have tried it. I will not say I have not tried it, but no, I have never had an addiction, but I don't think trying it once makes you an addict. Two and a half years have passed since the accident. The trial is delayed three times, and the pressure on the Hill's marriage has reached the breaking point. New charges have been filed in court that take this case from the tragic to the bizarre. Once united in their grief, Mary now wants a divorce, claiming that Dennis is violent and sexually abusive. Dennis counter attacks with allegations that Mary has a history of drug abuse and Alcoholism. The battle plans are piling up in what has become the War of the Hills. And the War of the Hills is almost as dramatic as the War of the Roses. If they would have followed us around and filmed this thing, it would have made a heck of a movie. Do you still stand by Mary? Absolutely. In spite of Dennis's public support, Mary has thrown him out and even got a restraining order against him. According to a paper, you were slapped, you were kicked, you were punched, pushed, restrained. Are all those things true? Yes, they are. Dennis is into physical pain for sexual gratification, both giving and receiving. It got to be far too much. How do you respond to that? Well, you say that's absolutely not true. In 25 years, I never hit that woman. You've never sexually abused Mary? Oh, good lord, no. Never forced her to do something she didn't do? Absolutely not. Well, he admitted openly in court after I filed the injunction to keep him away from me. He was going to slash my face to pieces and see me disappear. I got so mad, I said, you know, Mary, I'd like to get a two before and just come and smash your face in. I hope you regret saying that. Of course I regret saying that. And there's another casualty in the War of The Hills, their 13 year old daughter, Caitlin. She claims that you said you wish Caitlin had died in the accident instead of Amy. That is true, Peter, but I'm not perfect. And yes, I did, and I apologize, and I apologize this day, but I was so consumed with the loss of Amy. With Mary facing homicide charges and Dennis accused of domestic violence, they both lose custody of Caitlin. A judge sends her to live with her older half sister, Jennifer. I've lost two daughters. I can't accept that. I'll never accept it. I'll fight until they put me in the ground. As Mary's trial date finally nears, she has hired a new attorney, Tim Berry. Was this a crime? Was this an accident? Absolutely not. A crime, an accident. She's a wonderful lady. She loved that child. It broke her heart. But what will a jury that has seen all the damaging headlines think of Mary Hill? Three and a half years after the accident, she's about to have her day in court. Jury is present. Just got a new puppy or kitten. Congrats. But also yikes. Between crates, beds, toys, treats, and those first few vet visits, you've probably already dropped a small fortune. Which is where Lemonade Pet Insurance comes in. It helps cover vet costs so you can focus on what's best for your new pet. The coverage is customizable, sign up is quick and easy and your claims are handled in as little as three seconds. Lemonade offers a package specifically for puppies and kittens. 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McAfee.com KeepItReal I know in my heart I would never, ever have done anything like that deliberately. Never. It's been three and a half years since the BMW Mary Hill was driving slammed into this tree. I wish I could change everything that happened that day. You both make the cutest couple. Killing her daughter Amy. I kind of know what's going to happen. And her best friend, Carrie Brown, she's always there. The remembrances, her room, her things. And now the trial that Rita Brown and her daughter Jennifer have waited so long for. She ended. The life of her own daughter is about to begin. I have a lot of questions that have not been answered. And if found guilty, you face the possibility of up to 30 years in prison. Yes, I'll die in prison. This is the fight for my life. I've got to save this woman. Attorney Tim Berry will lead Mary's defense team. He claims a malfunctioning cruise control made Mary's BMW speed out of control. Are you gonna put Mary Hill on the stand? I haven't made that decision yet. She's a very fragile lady. Mary's fate will be determined by an all female jury. Jury is present. They will decide if she's guilty of vehicular homicide, manslaughter and negligence For Zach Rockwell's injuries, the evidence is going to show that she was essentially driving an interstate speed on Markham Woods Road. In his opening statement, prosecutor Bart Schneider says it's clear Mary's reckless driving killed Amy and Carrie. When the light changed to green, that BMW was gone. It took off fast, real fast. Way too fast. Tim Berry tells the jury, the real culprit in this tragedy is the car itself. Something occurred with that car, that mechanically unreliable BMW. You will learn that Mrs. Hill did nothing, nothing to cause that car to accelerate and to kill those children. And despite Mary Hill's well publicized record of mental and marital problems, she was not suicidal and that she was not homicidal, that everything was okay. The prosecution uses eyewitness Jimmy Arthur to prove their theory that Mary was driving out of control. She would pass me by going 65 to 75 easily. Okay, so you could see the what, the face of the driver? Correct. How about the kids? Do you remember anything about the kids? Two young ladies and a young man on the right hand side. And I remember the young man looking up at our van. You remember the boy looking back? Correct. That's you. After overshooting a stoplight, Arthur says Mary reversed her BMW and almost smashed into his van. The BMW then raced off, and seconds later, it immediately hit the oak tree. It spun around the tree, and I ran to the passenger rear door. I reached across and felt for the pulse in the neck of the young lady on the driver's side, and there was no pulse. And the young lady sitting in the middle, I could tell by the direction her head was turned that I should not touch her. So I took two fingers and put above her heart, and there was a very faint heartbeat. And the young man that was convulsing, I tried to get the seat belt loose and just could not pull it loose at all. With emotions running high, Dennis Hill is called to the stand. Lead prosecutor Pat Whitaker uses Dennis to undermine Mary's claim that the BMW was defective. Did you have any mechanical problems with the car or operational problems with the car during that time? No. But the jury hears nothing from Dennis about the Hills bitter separation and allegations of physical abuse. On that day, August 7th of 2000, was there any difficulty between you and your wife? No. In fact, Dennis says, just two hours before the accident, Mary was relieved because she had just learned from her psychiatrist she wouldn't need electroshock therapy to treat her depression. What was her mood? Very good. Suffering from a stomach ailment, Mary is forced to leave the courtroom. While she recovers jurors take a field trip. They see firsthand where Amy and Carrie die. Now Mary's attorneys begin their defense. They're relying on a British electrical engineer to convince the jury that the accident wasn't Mary's fault, but rather a fault in the BMW. Have you reached a conclusion as to what you believe the reason for the car accident was? My conclusion is that it was a sudden acceleration event. That sudden acceleration event was caused by what defense expert Dr. Anthony Anderson claims is a rogue electrical signal. A rogue signal can come in and give a false command which can affect these very sensitive electronic circuits within the. Within the cruise control. And that false command, Anderson says, could have switched on the BMW's cruise control, which triggered the accelerator and caused the car to speed up on its own. But the prosecution's BMW expert, Mark Yeldom, twice tested Mary's BMW and found no faults stored in the cruise control system. You say there's no faults. What does that tell you about the cruise control system? That it's operating as designed, that it's functional. Yeldem, who works in BMW's corporate litigation department, admits the company receives dozens of sudden acceleration complaints every year. You've got about 2 million BMWs out there, and you investigate 50 cases of this unexplained acceleration a year? Approximately, yes. So it does occur. There are claims of unintended acceleration, but of those 50 complaints each year, Yeldom says that they are hardly unexplained. Most involve driver error. Ever learn of any electrical problems that created this? No. In a final move to bolster their runaway car argument, the defense calls two drivers who claim their BMWs had also experienced sudden acceleration. The harder I pushed on the brake, the faster it accelerated. After I completed the maneuver and let my foot off the gas, the car continued to accelerate. And on the last day of the trial, after three and a half years of silence, the fence would call Mary Hill. Mary Hill's life is once again in her own hands. When you took your foot off the gas, what happened? It picked up speed. Instead of going faster, I released the brake and applied it again. The car started to. The car started going out of the lane. It was fish stealing. Everything was very quiet. I just remember looking down at my dash and I said, why won't you stop? Did you ever intentionally accelerate and drive fast through there? No. Incredibly, it's the first time Rita Brown and prosecutors have heard from Mary about the crash. And this morning in the courtroom, you talked about the car accelerating, is that right? Yes, sir. On its own, is that correct? Yes, sir. During the months of that investigation that you knew was going on, did you tell any investigators that that happened? No investigator ever talked to me. No further questions. 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Rita. Yes. What is your reaction to this verdict? I prayed and hoped that justice would come. And it came today. I'm going to jail. As she is mobbed by reporters, Mary is too distraught to talk. But these two women have plenty to say. They contacted 48 hours after the trial with explosive allegations the jury never heard. I thought it was just a matter of time before something tragic would happen. It was Like a time bomb, just waiting for that time bomb to go off. And Mary was that time bomb. Mm. Heather and Julie Hill, Dennis, daughters from his first marriage, and say they know what it's like to be in the backseat of a speeding car driven by Mary Hill. She got mad at my dad. She tore her down the highway going like 90 miles an hour. I was so scared in the backseat. They're angry at me over, you know, Amy's death. I'm not their mother. I'm their stepmother. Truthfully, if I go to jail, let's face will help their father considerably with the divorce. And it's jail time that Rita Brown pleads for at Mary's sentencing. Carrie will not go off to college. I will not be able to spoil her children, and I will not be able to take care of them when she's on vacation with her husband, the husband she never met. Then, for the first time since the accident, Judge Mitchell would like to briefly address the court. Mary utters the words Rita has waited so long to hear. The words I'm sorry could never convey to her how I feel. I do apologize to the parents and to the families and to the friends and to everyone that knew Carrie and Amy and Zach. I felt like she meant it, but, I mean, it's too little, too late, I guess. There's not an easy decision, and there's not a good decision that can be made in this case. The judge then surprises everyone by ordering Mary to jail until he decides on her sentence. Even her estranged husband Dennis finds the sight of her in handcuffs unbearable. Probably one of the worst moments I've ever gone through in my life. It hurt a lot. It really did. I just think that she will just will herself to die, and she'll just die in jail. I don't know if I could really handle that. Be seated, please. More than three months later, a visibly shaking Mary Hill, now being treated for depression and alcohol and drug addiction, is back in court to hear the judge's decision. There has been a crime. There's no way to get around saying two wonderful people are dead and one was very seriously injured. But the court is ready to impose sentence, and the court sentences the defendant to serve 15 years in the Department of Corrections of the state of Florida. Fifteen years behind bars. And some advice from Judge oh Eaton. Mary Hill. I don't know what you're going to do with your life. You're going to have to make a lot of adjustments. She once had it all. A successful business, a mansion where she raised a loving family, and a world of possibilities. But now a prison will be the only world Mary will know until she's almost 70 years old. It's over four years. It's been very long, very tiresome, very, very draining on everybody. But will this tragedy ever truly be over for any of the survivors? Mary and Dennis are getting a divorce. 15 year old Caitlin, still in the custody of her older sister, must deal with the haunting memory of her mother in shackles. And Rita Brown can only dream of what her daughter Carrie might have become. In 2018, Mary Hill was released from prison after serving a 15 year sentence. Tulsa is my home now. Academy Award nominee Sylvester Stallone stars in the Paramount plus original series, Tulsa King. His distillery is a very interesting business. And we got to know the enemy from Taylor Sheridan, co creator of Landman. What are you saying? If you think you're going to take me out, it's going to be really difficult. 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