A young woman who was driving drunk, speeding and texting on Halloween night in 2010 will serve two years in jail for a crash that killed two teens and injured three others.

The 21-year-old driver was sentenced in a packed courtroom in front of her victims' friends and family, who turned to each for support following the judge's decision.

“At this point we’re finally happy to hear a sentence,” said Lysbeth Arthur. She was in the same car as the victims and suffered a brain injury. “We're also more than a little frustrated at the size of the sentence."

"It would be appropriate to have more time, of course, because I feel that this sort of sentence also sends a message," said Arthur.

Her friends, Amutha Subramaniam, 17, and Senhit Mehari, 19, were killed in the crash.

The driver who caused the collision was also 17 at the time and cannot be identified.

Court heard she was drunk while speeding and texting on Bishop Grandin Boulevard when she ran a red light, hitting the victims' car on St. Mary's Road.

In her ruling, Justice Karen Simonsen said the woman “clearly chose to drive not only after consuming alcohol, but when her ability to do so was impaired.”

"She clearly drove in a manner that showed a wanton and reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others," said Simonsen.

The defence was seeking two years supervised probation while the Crown wanted the woman sentenced as an adult to a jail term of five years.

During her remarks, the judge ruled the Crown's application for an adult sentence did not meet requirements and that the maximum youth sentence would be adequate to hold the woman accountable for her actions.

"I recognize no sentence I impose, adult or otherwise, will bring back those whose lives have been lost," said Simonsen.

Arthur said she is still recovering, emotionally and physically, from the crash.

"Emotional, psychological injury is not something we should look at as less than death because those things stay with you," said Arthur.

She knows the sentence won't bring back her friends but hopes the case highlights the consequences and dangers of reckless driving.

The woman who was sentenced will be banned from driving for five years after her jail term.

She will receive counselling from a psychologist for post-traumatic stress disorder while in jail.