ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man found guilty of vehicular manslaughter after going 150 mph and crashing into the back of a pickup on State Road 408 in November 2021 was sentenced.
On Monday, a judge sentenced Omaykan Guler to 112 months in prison, which is just over nine years. He was given 197 days of jail time credit, which will be applied to his sentence. His driver’s license was also revoked for life.
Omaykan Guler was arrested in November 2025 in the Nov. 8, 2021, crash that shut down SR-408 near South Crystal Lake Drive for more than 8 hours.
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According to Orlando police, Guler was driving a white Porsche when he rear-ended a blue Chevrolet pickup truck, killing 57-year-old John Richardson. Debris from the crash also caused damage to a silver Dodge SUV and a white Volvo semi-truck, records show.
One of the drivers involved in the crash told police he believed the Porsche was traveling at least 120 mph, according to a police report. The investigation revealed the pickup was likely traveling at 59 mph before being hit from behind by the Porsche, which was traveling at 150 mph, the report shows.
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Guler claimed he slammed into the back of the pickup truck because it was stopped in the roadway, which police say did not line up with other witness statements, according to the report.
He told police after the crash, “it happened so fast” and “I have no (expletive) idea how fast I was going” before saying he was driving between 55-60 mph and did not see the other car, the report said.