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A popular wellness coach has had her reputation trashed after her daughter allegedly drove her Lexus into a grandmother's car at 124mph. Wannabe model Sofia Todorov, then 19, was zooming through South Florida in the early hours of May 19 last year at almost twice the speed limit, police say. Sofia's mother Silvia Todorov lent her the $41,000 luxury car to get home from her shift as a hostess at Sway nightclub in Fort Lauderdale. The white 2024 Lexus IS allegedly rear-ended Lorene Seeler Young, 65, and her mother Virginia Baker, 84, on I-595 in Davie at 5.43am. Young, an accomplished lawyer who ran her own firm, was killed and Baker pulled from the wrecked 2022 Chrysler Pacifica with serious injuries. Sofia, now 20, turned herself in at Broward County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday and was charged with vehicular homicide and reckless driving. Police spent more than a year trying to get Lexus to turn over the car's electronic data, only obtaining the search warrant on July 5. Silvia is also facing ruin as she is being sued by Baker and Young's children Chase and Katie for letting Sofia drive the high-powered car. Her daughter's antics will severely tarnish her popular Silergy Wellness Center, which offers everything from hypnosis to neuro-linguistic programming. The 44-year-old bills herself as a 'holistic life coach' and 'corporate mindfulness meditation instructor', but may need to take her own advice. 'You can't put positive thoughts or feelings over bad ones, you need to "clear the mechanism" first. Free your mind of all the negativity and open space for new and positive thoughts,' her LinkedIn reads. 'At Silergy, we integrate life coaching, mindfulness, meditation, fitness, and wellness retreats to help people overcome challenges such as grief, career transitions, burnout, and anxiety. Our mission is to empower individuals to create lasting rituals that build self-discipline, inner balance, and emotional freedom.' Sofia, by contrast, used to spend her time filming TikTok videos and posing for risqué photos - even after allgedly ending a beloved grandmother's life. She celebrated her 20th birthday at a glam club in March, 'decided to be a cowgirl for a day' on a trip to Texas in April and posed on a director's chair in a barely there bikini in September. 'Dreamer living for the moments that take your breath away. Sun, sea, and sunset vibes behind the camera, in front of it,' her since-deleted Patreon opined. 'I'm a fun, outgoing person with a big personality and a love for adventure. I'm always open to trying new things and stepping out of my comfort zone. 'Whether it's exploring a new place or learning a new skill, I'm all about the experience! I'm kind, hardworking, and genuinely care about the people around me. 'I'm currently diving into the world of social media, excited to share my journey and connect with others along the way.' Sofia also shot dozens of short videos for 'Sloshed on Broadway', where she approached inebriated revelers in Nashville to ask them about their sex lives. The most recent video was posted just four days before her arrest. Charging documents showed she was living in a residential tower with breathtaking views of Miami Beach where apartments cost more than $4,000 a month to rent. Sofia appeared in Broward County court on Wednesday where she was held on a $65,000 bond and ordered to surrender her passport and wear an ankle monitor if she was released on bail. Prison records show she is still languishing in the Broward County Jail. Police alleged the Lexus' event data recorder 'black box' clocked her speed at 124mph as she zipped along the highway. She began braking just 1.5 seconds before impact and collided with the Chrysler at 101 to 116mph, hitting it so hard the EDR thought the car rolled. Sofia tested negative for drugs and alcohol. Her defense lawyer, Jeffrey Grossman, claimed in court 'there are no aggravating factors here, it was an accident' and that Baker may have cut her off in traffic. 'My client indicated to police that the other driver pulled into her lane in front of her,' he said. 'Now, I'm not suggesting that my client was driving at a regular speed, but what I am suggesting is that my client did break as soon as this car pulled in front of her.' But the police report, relying on data recorded by the car, disagreed. '[Baker] was traveling directly ahead of [Sofia]. [Sofia] failed to slow and to keep a safe distance from traffic ahead,' the report stated. Sofia told police at the scene that she was going about 90mph, but then in an interview three months later in her lawyer's office said she didn't remember. Neither her nor her attorney consented to police obtaining the EDR and detectives had to get it from the lawyers in the civil suits. Baker's lawsuit claimed her injuries from the crash were 'permanent and continuing in nature' and would require her to 'expend great sums for medical, nursing, rehabilitation, and therapeutic and related treatment'. She told police that she didn't see another car behind her before being rear-ended, and was too badly injured to get out of her seat. Young was mourned online by her family and friends, and also by legal clients for whom she won cases. 'My favorite memories of Lorene are at our grandma Lorene Higgins. Sitting on the back porch eating lunches of cheese, little round lunch meat on crackers,' her sister Nikki Seeler wrote. 'Grandma would mix the ketchup and mustard for dipping and we would look out the windows watching squirrels and birds.' Baker said she knew her daughter was dead as she came to after the crash 'The insides of my car were dangling. I felt moisture somewhere. The car was smoking,' she told Local 10 TV. 'I knew. In the car. And I asked in trauma, when they were working on me. They said, "We're doing everything we can." And the next time I asked - God took her.
