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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,969 posts)
Thu Apr 21, 2022, 12:14 PM Apr 2022

Florida teen in BMW was going 151 mph before crash that killed 6

Florida teen in BMW was going 151 mph before crash that killed 6



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Florida teen in BMW was going 151 mph before crash that killed 6
The 18-year-old posted a video of himself driving 182 mph two weeks before the deadly crash, according to court documents.

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Florida teen in BMW was going 151 mph before crash that killed 6

Published: Apr. 21, 2022, 10:23 a.m.

By Tribune News Service
By Wells Dusenbury, South Florida Sun Sentinel (TNS)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two weeks before a teen was involved in a 151 mph crash that killed six people in West Delray, he was going even faster in his luxury car on Interstate 95 — reaching speeds of 182 mph, authorities say in newly released court documents. ... The 18-year-old, Noah Galle, posted a video of himself in his BMW M5 driving 182 mph on I-95 earlier in the month before the deadly Jan. 28 crash, according to a sheriff’s criminal probable cause affidavit.

The new court documents portray Galle as a driver who tends to drive more than 100 mph beyond the speed limit and who boasts about it on social media. Galle, who was arrested on April 6, faces six counts of vehicular homicide in the West Delray crash. ... During the investigation into the crash, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said it received a tip from a person who had recorded Galle’s videos on Instagram and TikTok in which “he recorded himself driving at an extremely high rate of speed.”

A search warrant for Galle’s Instagram account revealed Galle had filmed himself driving 182 mph on Interstate 95 past the Gateway Beach Boulevard overpass two weeks before the crash, the probable cause affidavit said. Investigators confirmed it was the same BMW driven in the crash due to the dashboard and instrument panel configuration shown in the video.

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A standard 2019 BMW M5 is electronically limited to 155 mph, but the competition model allows the vehicle to reach 189 mph, according to a BMW dealer website. The BMW M5 competition model is priced at just under $111,000. The sheriff’s report doesn’t specify which type of BMW Galle had. ... The Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office officially charged Galle, 18, on Monday with six counts of vehicular homicide in the Jan. 28 crash that killed six workers who were leaving their jobs at Pero Family Farms. Each count is a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

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Florida teen in BMW was going 151 mph before crash that killed 6 (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 OP
I honestly don't want to hear he's being paroled in 15 years because he was only 18 when he killed hlthe2b Apr 2022 #1
Wow atreides1 Apr 2022 #2
I'm sure he never thought he'd crash jimfields33 Apr 2022 #3
Little boy should have perished. Ferryboat Apr 2022 #4
anyone who gives their kid a car that cost 6 figures FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #5

hlthe2b

(106,365 posts)
1. I honestly don't want to hear he's being paroled in 15 years because he was only 18 when he killed
Thu Apr 21, 2022, 12:19 PM
Apr 2022

six people. I'm betting there will be a push to do so, but damn. Filming himself repeatedly driving more than 155 mph and 18 yo when he did so? That's no childhood mistake.

atreides1

(16,386 posts)
2. Wow
Thu Apr 21, 2022, 12:31 PM
Apr 2022

Who wants to bet that he ends up with a slap on the wrist? Will DeSatan pardon him or commute his sentence? Will the jury fall for the misunderstood teenage boy, defense?

Stay tuned....

I find it a little strange that after all of this time..."The sheriff’s report doesn’t specify which type of BMW Galle had."

Are there that many BMW M5 competition models sold in the US or Florida?

jimfields33

(18,904 posts)
3. I'm sure he never thought he'd crash
Thu Apr 21, 2022, 12:35 PM
Apr 2022

Pretty easy to bash him after the fact. What about those congratulating him on Tiktock? I’d say they should hold some responsibility. Lots of blame to go round. I’d say the contest for 25 dollar winnings wasn’t a smart game to play either. All that will be part of jury deliberations.

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