Tashonty Toney, 32, pleaded guilty 24 hours earlier to two counts of vehicular homicide with a blood-alcohol concentration above 0.20 in the deaths of Sharree Walls, 27, and David Hynes, 31, and 14-counts of hit-and-run

A man who killed two and injured seven after drunkenly slamming his car into a group of bicyclists following a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade in March has been sentenced to 91 years in prison.

Tashonty Toney, 32, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of vehicular homicide with a blood-alcohol concentration above 0.20 in the deaths of Sharree Walls, 27, and David Hynes, 31, as well as 14-counts of hit-and-run.

Just before State Judge Laurie White announced his sentence, for the first time, Toney stood in the courtroom and told the friends and families of his victims that he was sorry for what he did.

However, White admonished Toney and said he didn't believe his claims of remorse, handing him an effective life sentence of 91 years behind bars.

‘While your words sound like that you are sorry, I don’t think that your actions meet your words,’ Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge White said.

The judge’s opinion was swayed largely by Assistant District Attorney Jason Napoli revealing that Toney was recorded on a jailhouse phone call laughing after hearing gut-wrenching victim-impact testimony on Monday.

Toney’s sister also referred to Walls’ parents, who are black, with a racial slur after her mother pleaded with the judge to impart the maximum possible sentence against her brother.

Sharree Walls, 27, and David Hynes, 31, were both killed in the March 2 crash on Esplanade Avenue. Seven other cyclists were seriously injured

During the hearing, police revealed how Toney rampaged through the Esplanade bike lane at 80mph in his Chevrolet Camaro on the night of March 2, smashing through two groups of cyclists before abandoning his car and attempting to flee on foot

During the hearing, police revealed how Toney rampaged through the Esplanade bike lane at 80mph in his Chevrolet Camaro on the night of March 2, smashing through two groups of cyclists before abandoning his car and attempting to flee on foot.

Toney appeared stone-faced on as survivors of the crash and relatives of the deceased recounted the horrors of that fateful night for two hours.

Both he and his relatives attempted to argue that Toney was remorseful for his actions Tuesday. His mother described him as a doting son who helped her through chemotherapy, while Toney said he was pained by the aftermath of the crash.

‘This is something I gotta live with for the rest of my life. I probably will never forgive myself for it,’ as reported by NOLA.com. ‘I wish I could trade places with them. If I could, I would. I truly am sorry.’

He also claimed to seldom drink and said his friends had given him tequila on the night of the crash as part of his 32nd birthday celebrations. He said he had no memory of getting behind the wheel of the car, or of the fatal impact.

‘I’ve never been that type of person. I’m not a violent person,’ Toney said. ‘Every day I wake up, I see myself on the news, and the news has painted me as this villain.’

Toney appeared stone-faced on Monday as survivors of the crash and relatives of the deceased recounted the horrors of that fateful night for two hours

Toney’s sister said despite the comments, their family are sorry and continue to pray for the victims. Meanwhile, Toney said laughing at the comment was his way of attempting to cheer his family members up (pictured: New Orleans Police examine damaged cars and bicycles on Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans_

However, the prosecution turned the tables on Wednesday, playing for the courtroom a recording of Toney’s phone conversation with his sister hours before, drawing gasps from those watching on.

Speaking during the call, Toney’s sister referred to Walls’ parents as ‘those two n******,’ in reference for their requests of a strong sentence.

‘That’s the sympathy you have for Sharree Walls and her parents, right?’ Napoli thundered in court. ‘Because the truth is, this is all a show, right?’

Toney’s sister said despite the comments, their family are sorry and continue to pray for the victims. Meanwhile, Toney said laughing at the comment was his way of attempting to cheer his family members up.

Napoli also revealed Toney had previously been arrested for drink-driving in 2016 and argued he clearly hadn't learned his lesson.

White said that despite her extensive experience, she remains haunted by the video of the blocks-long carnage on Esplanade Avenue, which was caught on city crime cameras.

‘You were plowing through human beings like they weren’t there,’ White said.

After the hearing, Walls’ mother said she was disgusted by the recording of the phone call but refused to lose her composure and instead honored her daughter while praising the judge's decision.

'Justice was served. I can’t get my baby back, I can’t get David back, but at least, at the very least, we got justice,' Lois Benjamin told reporters.