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Christopher Garrett Jr. sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatal Beeline Highway crash

Teen crashed stolen vehicle while impaired, killing 4
Christopher Garrett Jr. sentenced for role in fatal crash on Beeline Highway
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A teenager who caused a fiery crash that killed four people on the Beeline Highway last year has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Christopher Garrett Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of vehicular homicide and one count of grand theft.

Under the terms of his plea deal, Garrett will serve 15 years in prison with credit for time served.

Judge Howard Coates had rejected an earlier proposal that would have resulted in a 10-year sentence for Garrett.

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According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report, Garrett stole a 2019 Nissan Rogue from Rapids Water Park on July 30 and sped north on the Beeline Highway when it slammed into a Nissan Xtera traveling west at PGA Boulevard.

Beeline Highway fatal crash that killed 4 people in 2021
Four people were killed in a fiery crash that closed a stretch of the Beeline Highway in July 2021.

Two teenage girls riding with Garrett were killed, as were two people in the other vehicle.

One of the victims in the Xtera was Elizabeth Anderson, a longtime Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office employee and the mother of WPTV assistant chief engineer Tom Anderson.

Investigators said Garrett, who was 17 at the time, was speeding and driving without a license while under the influence of marijuana.

If you have any information regarding the 2007 crimes with ties to the Town Center at Boca Raton, call Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800-458-TIPS. Tipsters could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. You can remain anonymous.

You can also contact the detectives assigned to these cold cases using the information below:

Detective Scott Hanley
Boca Raton Police Department
shanley@myboca.us
561-338-1344

Detective William Springer
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
springerw@pbso.org
561-688-4013