- The Florida man rear-ended a Nissan Rogue while speeding in his M5 on January 27, 2022.
- As part of a deal with prosecutors, he pleaded guilty to six counts of vehicular homicide.
- After being released, he’ll get seven years probation and lose his license for three years.
A 20-year-old from Florida has been sentenced to over 12 years behind bars after he crashed a BMW M5 into another car in early 2022, killing six people. He had been starring down a maximum sentence of 90 years in prison if the case went to trial, but decided to strike a plea deal with prosecutors instead.
The widely publicized fatal crash occurred on January 27, 2022. At the time, 17-year-old Noah Thomas Galle, the son of a Wellington attorney, was driving the 2019 BMW M5 he had reportedly purchased with $100,000 in cash. Driving on US Route 441, Galle lost control of the high-powered sedan and slammed into the back of a Nissan Rogue.
The collision was so violent that it crumpled the rear of the SUV into the passenger compartment and pushed the vehicle several feet forward. The Rogue then careened into the center median and rolled multiple times.
The crash killed all six occupants of the Rogue; Mirlaine Julceus (45), Filaine Dieu (46), Vanice Percina (29), Remize Michel (53), Marie Louis (61), and Michel Saint (77). Galle avoided serious injury. According to investigators, he was traveling 151 mph (243 km/h) at the time of the crash. Leading up to the fatal collision, Galle had made several social media posts on Instagram and TikTok boasting about his speeding, including one where he drove as fast as 182 mph (293 km/h) and offered followers $25 if they could correctly guess his speed.
To avoid going to trial, Galle pleaded guilty to six counts of vehicular homicide and will serve 12 years and 180 days in prison. Seven years’ probation will follow his sentence, and he’ll lose his license for three years. He must also perform 800 hours of community service, undertake a 12-hour driving course, attend a victim panel, and post a video to social media advocating for safe driving.
Chief Assistant State Attorney Alan Johnson said the families of the victims did not oppose the plea.
“The victims’ families have written to us that they did not object to this plea,” he wrote in a statement to People. “Some of them didn’t even want him to go to jail at all. One wanted us to drop the case entirely. What is the proper sentence in the case like this? No amount of prison time will bring the victims back to their families. We feel this is an appropriate resolution. This case is a tragedy.”