Six people were murdered in a car collision in Florida after a teenager drove 151 mph, officials say, after uploading footage of himself driving even faster and offering $25 for anyone to estimate the speed.
Several counts of vehicular homicide were levied against Noah Thomas Galle, 17, on Tuesday after he rammed his 2019 BMW M5 into an SUV carrying a group of people in Delray Beach on Jan. 27, according to WPBF.
Galle allegedly said “over 120” when a sheriff’s officer asked him how fast he had been going. Police in Palm Beach County, Florida, suspect a Wellington man who was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries was under the influence of alcohol and/or narcotics when he was involved in an accident on Sunday night, according to the Sun-Sentinel.
Police were told off that Galle had “recorded himself driving at an extraordinarily high rate of speed two weeks ago and released the daring film on Instagram and TikTok,” according to a report in the New York Times.
During the check of his Instagram account, police found a video of him driving the fancy Beemer at 182 mph on Interstate 95. Referencing mobile payment provider Cash App, the adolescent allegedly posted in the comments area that “the first one to estimate the MPH receives 25 cash app.” The teen.
According to a BMW dealer website quoted by the publication, a conventional 2019 BMW M5 is electronically restricted to 155 mph, but the competition model—priced at roughly $111,000—allows it to exceed 189 mph. Galle’s car’s make and model were not included in the police report.
The Galle smashed into the back of a Nissan Rogue on January 27 and killed the driver Mirlaine Julceus, 44, Remize Michel, 52, Marie M. Louis, Filaine Dieu, 45, and Vanice Percina, 28, all of whom were in the vehicle.
The identity of the sixth victim remains a mystery. Pero Family Farms employees, according to reports, were among the six victims. According to authorities, the only people in the vehicle were Galle and Julceus. Cymonie Rowe of the Palm Beach County Juvenile Court was addressed by Lyndie Louis, Louis’s daughter.
“This has been a very, very hard situation for my whole family, my sister and I, and my daughter,” Lyndie said, according to WPBF. “She’s 8. Every time she comes home, she’s been asking, ‘Why can’t Grandma come back, Mom?’ My mom was a very loving and devoted woman.
“I think that the defendant should be in jail and not at home. We can’t see our families now and why should he? This was a very reckless crime and not just for my mom — everybody’s lives. We need justice,” she added.
Clerna Marc, Julceus’s niece, said in court that the tragedy had “basically shattered” the family’s bonds. “Mirlaine has left behind a 10-year-old daughter who has to be essentially raised without his mother. He just wants to have justice for this situation,” she said, referring to Julceus’ husband.
While he has been released on a $30,000 bail, WPBF reports that Galle is still on house arrest and cannot drive. This is his first court appearance as an adult. On April 28, he will be arraigned.