Florida teen accused of driving 151 mph in crash that killed 6 people

[Deep State Witch]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/22/florida-teen-speeding-six-killed/

Noah Thomas Galle, 18, had a history of recording himself speeding through southeast Florida in a 2019 white BMW and later posting the videos on social media, a criminal affidavit states. His Instagram handle was displayed on the car windows, and in at least one video, Galle offered $25 to anyone who could correctly guess his rate of speed, according to the report. On Jan. 27, one of those stunts turned fatal, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report states.

That evening, Galle, driving the BMW at 151 mph, struck the back of a 2018 gray Nissan Rogue, causing the SUV to flip multiple times before coming to a halt, according to the report. All six people in the Nissan Rogue, which landed upside down, were killed. When interviewed by law enforcement at the scene, Galle, then 17, confirmed he was the driver of the BMW, which had no other occupants, court records state.

Rich kid speeding in a Beamer kills six undocumented farm workers? Heck, DeathSentence will probably give him a medal!

[ProfessorGAC]

1. Is Speed Recorded On The Car's Chip?

I remember hearing that the highest speed is stored on the chip. Is that true?
If so, the kid is toast.
Of course, the physics after impact would establish it anyway.
That said, I don't know anything about Florida's vehicular homicide laws.

[fescuerescue]

8. Speed at impact would certain be used as evidence

Highest speed ever recorded? I doubt that would be permitted to be entered into evidence.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Question

We agree that speed is legitimate evidence. And, it's not that hard to accurately estimate probable speed at impact with simple Newtonian physics.
So, we agree on all that.
But, I'm confused as to why the computer chip data wouldn't be allowed as evidence. Why would that be?

[Straw Man]

14. Answer?

But, I'm confused as to why the computer chip data wouldn't be allowed as evidence. Why would that be?

I'll take a shot at that: Because a record of the single highest speed ever recorded for that vehicle may or may not be date/time-stamped to show that it coincided with the accident in question. He may have gone 151 mph at another time, which may have even been legal if he had taken his BMW to the "track day" events sometimes held at motor racing venues.

If the chip records the date and time of its "highest ever" speed record, then it's a different story.

[ProfessorGAC]

15. That Makes Sense

I guess I'm presuming a computer would record time & date, but that isn't necessarily true. Just a possibility.
If it's not time-stamped, I agree completely that it's useless, except perhaps as an example of reckless disregard.

[fescuerescue]

30. Yep. And lots of people drive our cars

The factory. The shipping company. The dealership. Service people. Or even drivers unknown to the owner.

[Eugene]

24. He streamed himself on Instagram. Police got a warrant for the video after a tip-off.

He had a contest for viewers to guess how fast he was going. These high-speed streamers also sometime use their app's location feature to verify.

[RobinA]

31. Here In Philadelphia

we recently had a drunk driver mow down two state troopers and the guy they were trying to help on the median on I95. She had previously bragged on Facebook about what a great drunk driver she was. Just before the accident she was stopped for speeding by these same troopers, at which point she posted wondering why they had stopped her. You can't fix stupid.

[ProfessorGAC]

32. I Saw That

But, I interpreted that as something he had done in the past.
I might have inferred incorrectly.

[Ilsa]

2. That little shit and his big shit parents.

Too bad he didn't die in it or be severely injured, like burned or paralyzed.

[3auld6phart]

6. 180 mph

DU had an item last week. The prick videoed himself doing 180 +. The Sheriff didn’t state
weather he was driving a standard BMW or the high performance one. Standard one can’t
do over 155mph. It was an expensive car all the same. Can only hope he gets the maximum
sentence on each of six deaths.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Would The M Modified Versions Do 180?

I had a high performance Audi on the autobahn and got it to 245kph. (Around 150mph.)
We got passed by a car going at least 30mph faster than us. Not sure what it was but it had a supercar look. All I know for sure is it wasn't a Lamborghini. That's the only super performance car I can ID on sight.

[Chuuku Davis]

26. Yes

The M versions are factory limited to 155 MPH.
There are several companies that offer software and/or hardware updates to unleash the true performance of the drivetrain.

[sir pball]

29. For $2500 BMW will de-limit it themselves

It's an option at the time of purchase, the "M Sport Experience" or some such BS - they de-limit the car and give you a day of track instruction. TBH it's not that unreasonable, a 600hp übersedan limited to 155 is a bit silly - 205 isn't really any less safe on public roads.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

33. It was the same driver, two weeks earlier.

Thu Apr 21, 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

Link to tweet

mlive.com
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.

News

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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[viva la]

3. They were all farmworkers

Leaving for home.

He's home now. Seeing a therapist. Pleading not guilty.

Poor lil rich boy.

[alphafemale]

4. I lived in rural GA for a time

Out where there is some farmland.

I was once behind a pickup with at least 8 men in the back. They were sitting on crude benches.

The back was caged. It was padlocked on the outside.

[viva la]

18. Horrific conditions.

The people responsible for picking our produce should be treated better.

[alphafemale]

20. And still they come willingly.

Every growing season.

A large source of the employment in meat plants too.

Migrant workers maybe should all disappear for a couple weeks.

Just to show how vital they are to keeping us alive.

[Celerity]

23. Judging by the names, 95 plus % chance they were Haitians nt

[alphafemale]

5. Rich white boy will not serve any significant time if any

Won't even lose his license.

Wouldn't want to make life difficult for a promising young man.

[CurtEastPoint]

7. Atty says he's been on drugs for mental issues since age 12. I'll say.

Galle's attorney, Liz Parker, has said the teen had been on psychiatric medication since he was 12, without specifying what he was treated for, and that the medication may have contributed to the accident.

[alphafemale]

9. Then he never should have had a license

As I said.

He will not serve any time.

Rich white boys are so special and must never be stymied.

[Fullduplexxx]

13. Sue the state for letting him drive

[Demovictory9]

16. From people magazine..he was drunk. No braking at impact

Galle was transferred to a local hospital, where detectives noticed his slurred speech and emergency room staff "smelled an odor of an alcoholic beverage" on the suspect's breath. A doctor said that Galle confessed to driving "120 mph" at the time of the crash, according to the report.

https://people.com/crime/florida-teen-charged-in-deaths-of-6-people-after-allegedly-driving-151-mph/

[keithbvadu2]

17. Affluenza! It's been know to help as a defense.

Affluenza! It's been know to help as a defense.

[clementine613]

19. A Rethug, no doubt.

n/t

[Thunderbeast]

21. Ya know...RIGHTS!

Nobody can tell this privileged child how fast to drive!

Pursuit of happiness and all.

Sarcasm thingy...

[Celerity]

22. We shall see what the lives of 6 dead Haitians are worth versus a white male teen's when weighed

upon the scales of Floridian justice.

Not very hopeful.

[yardwork]

25. This makes me incredibly angry.

[muriel_volestrangler]

27. "Undocumented"? I can't see that in reports

Let's not assume.

[Emile]

28. He'll probably get a judge concerned about protecting his rights to be

deliberately obstructive like in the Marjorie Taylor Greene discovery deposition and walk away a free man.

SARCASM