#390: Spoiled Teen Angry, Drives 105mph, Kills Friend - Because Mom Won’t Give Him Amex Gold Card

Kiernan Tagge's story is a grim reminder of the dangers that come from extreme reckless driving, posing threats not only to the driver but also to the community at large.

Kiernan Tagge's Dangerous Behavior on the Road

Kiernan's driving patterns involve a series of extremely dangerous and potentially fatal maneuvers, which include driving at incredible speeds that grossly exceed safe limits and engaging in reckless actions on public roads.

Kiernan's driving reached speeds far beyond safe limits, with documented instances of him pushing his vehicle to 153 miles per hour for an extended distance of 20 miles. To put this into perspective, going 153 miles per hour for 20 minutes translates to approximately 8 minutes of continuous driving at that extreme speed.

His vehicular recklessness was not confined to highways. In residential areas, Kiernan exhibited a disregard for public safety; he was recorded peeling out and speeding through neighborhoods. This behavior put pedestrians and fellow motorists in direct danger. One such incident involved him filming himself driving at 140 miles per hour—four times the posted speed limit—and on another occasion, waiting for an elderly woman to pass by before sla ...

Elizabeth, Kiernan's mother, faced criticism and pointed questions about her responses to her son's dangerous behaviors, leading to a wider discussion on the need for parental responsibility and accountability.

Kiernan's mother, Elizabeth, was aware of her son's dangerous driving behaviors but failed to take appropriate action to curb or stop them.

• Flynn's parents expressed the view that a reasonable person would have taken away Kiernan's keys to prevent his reckless driving. This commentary implies that Elizabeth did not react proactively or appropriately to her son's dangerous habits. Elizabeth knew of Kiernan's speeding through the Life360 app, which alerted her when Kiernan drove at 123 miles per hour. Despite receiving 94 alerts in October for Kiernan's speeding and sending angry texts to him to slow down, Elizabeth continued to allow him access to high-performance vehicles.
• Flynn's parents suggested that even if Elizabeth felt she couldn't take the keys away, she could have limited Kiernan's access to the faster car and instead given him keys to a slower vehicle, such as a Subaru.
• A legal expert highlighted that Elizabeth had months of knowledge of her son's reckless driving, yet failed to take away his keys and even provided him with a car capable of higher speeds.
• Comments from the community further emphasized the belief that Elizabeth should not have allowed her son to drive and that she might bear some responsibility for his actions.

Elizabeth even asked Kiernan to purchase alcohol for her using a fake ID, demonstrating a lack of proper parental boundaries and responsibility.

• Text exchanges between Elizabeth and Kiernan showed her asking him to pick up a bottle of wine for her and, a week later, sending him a screenshot of an article about the consequences of using a fake ...

The tragic death of Flynn McCrell has sparked intense legal and public debates about whether Kiernan's mother, Elizabeth, should bear legal responsibility for the actions of her adult son.

The case has sparked debates around whether Kiernan's mother should be held legally responsible for the death of Kiernan's friend, Flynn McCrell.

Flynn’s parents and news articles have drawn comparisons to a case in Michigan where a school shooter’s parents were charged for their inaction. They argue that Elizabeth exhibited negligence by not restricting Kiernan’s access to the car, which they view as a weapon. They point out that Elizabeth left the car keys in a drawer, readily available for Kiernan when she was away, despite knowing his propensity for reckless driving.

This notion of parental liability is compared to a New York case where parents were criminally charged after their son's car crash led to a fatality. There's an ongoing debate on Elizabeth’s liability, as some argue that a parent can face charges for criminal negligence resembling situations where they did not take reasonable measures to prevent their children from causing harm.

Some argue that Elizabeth's knowledge of Kiernan's reckless driving and failure to intervene constitutes criminal negligence, similar to cases where parents were charged for their child's actions.

Part of the argument hinges on the belief that Elizabeth, aware of her son’s dangerous behavior, should have intervened. Flynn’s parents view the incident as preventable, suggesting that any reasonable person would have taken the keys from Kiernan to avoid the crash. They see Elizabeth's failure to act as neglectful.

Others contend that parents cannot be held accountable for the actions of their adult children, and that the responsibility lies solely with the individual driver.

On the other end of the debate, some people question whether Elizabeth had any control over Kiernan’s actions, noting that taking away his car keys could have resulted in violence targeted at her. There’s also an opinion that if Kiernan was truly out of control, the correct course of action would have been to involve the police rather than resorting to measures that could provoke retaliation.

One comment points out that Elizabeth reported her fear of Kiernan’s abusive behavior to the police, as evidenced by multiple calls regarding violence and s ...