A 17-year-old TikToker from Florida who posted videos of himself racing his expensive one BMW sports car plowed into the back of a small SUV three years ago at speeds of more than 150 mph, killing six farm workers leaving their shifts.
The crash inside Palm Beach County According to local reports, it was one of the deadliest traffic incidents in the province.
On Monday, Noah Galle, now 20, reached a plea deal with prosecutors in which he was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to six counts of vehicular homicide.
Galle, the son of prominent local lawyer Craig Galle, prepared a statement of remorse filed by his lawyer Liz Parker, a former traffic police officer. homicide prosecutor, read aloud, according to The Palm Beach Post.
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Noah Galle appears in a Palm Beach County courtroom where he pleaded guilty to six vehicular homicide charges. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The deal means Galle avoided a trial in which he could have been slapped with a minimum of 55 years in prison or a maximum of 90 years in prison, although consecutive sentences for each charge are almost never imposed by the courts unless a suspect has a significant record . crimes, a spokesperson for West Palm Beach Chief Assistant State Attorney Al Johnson told Fox News Digital.
Johnson said the deal was fair and had the support of the victims’ relatives.
‘This is a significant punishment. What is the appropriate punishment in a tragic case like this?’ Johnson told Fox News Digital through a statement.
“No prison sentence will bring the victims back to their families. The families wrote to us that they had no objection to this plea. Some of them didn’t even want him to go to jail at all. One wanted us to do that.” drop the matter altogether.”
Noah Galle walks into a Palm Beach County courtroom with his father Craig Galle and attorney Michelle Suskauer. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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Johnson said it was telling that Calle was 17 years old when the crime was committed and had no previous involvement with the law.
“We think this is a suitable solution.”
According to prosecutors, Galle drove his BMW M5 at a breakneck speed of 150 miles per hour on State Road 7 near Delray Beach when he crashed into the SUV, which was carrying six people, around 11 p.m. on January 27, 2022. The speed limit on that road is 90 km/h.
The SUV veered into the median and overturned several times. Five of the six died instantly and the sixth died later.
Palm Beach County Judge Sherri L. Collins recommends a plea deal to Noah Galle. (Greg Lovett/Palm Beach Post/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
The crash killed the driver of the SUV, Mirlane Julceus, 45, as well as her passengers: Michel Louis Saint, 77, Marie Michelle Louis, 60, Remzie Michel, 53, Filaine Dieu, 46, and Vanice Percina, 29 .
The six victims were leaving Pero Family Farms on State Road 7 near Atlantic Avenue at the time of the wreck.
Galle made no comment as he left the courtroom, WPEC reported. He was flanked by his father and his lawyers as he entered and left the court.
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He will have to serve a minimum of 85% of his prison sentence and the sentence will be followed by seven years of probation, according to WPEC. His driver’s license was also revoked for three years.
Galle agreed to turn himself in on February 3.
As part of his sentence, Galle must post a video on social media sharing his story and advocating the importance of safe driving, according to The Palm Beach Post. He must also perform 800 hours of community service, complete a 12-hour driving course and attend a panel where crash victims share their stories of how their injuries have affected their lives.
