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A Cape Coral man was charged by the Florida State Attorney’s office for operating a boat under the influence. The man was operating a 37-foot boat with two other passengers when he crashed the boat into a seawall on Coral Point Drive. The boat was launched into the air and landed in a vacant lot. While the driver and one of the passengers only sustained minor injuries, a thirty five year old passenger was taken for emergency surgery at a Florida hospital. He was then sent to a hospital in his home state, where he later died.
The case investigator’s poured over hundreds of pages of documents and other evidence before deciding to charge the man. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s investigators determined that alcohol was being consumed on the boat, that the driver was intoxicated at the time of the crash and that the boat was going too fast when it crashed into the sea wall.
The boat’s driver has been charged with BUI manslaughter, BUI involving serious injury and BUI with damage for the death of his passenger and the destruction caused to the seawall. If convicted, the boat’s driver could potentially spend 21 years in prison.
Man charged in fatal Cape Coral boat crash, www.nbc-2.com March 01, 2011.
Alcohol consumption is one of the leading causes of boat related accidents. A relatively young thirty-five year old man lost his life because his friend was having too much fun out on the boat. If you or a loved one has been injured in a boating or Jetski accident in which the operator of a vehicle was intoxicated, call the Miami Beach boating accident lawyers at the Friedland | Carmona today. With over twenty years of experience, the Fort Lauderdale motor vehicle accident attorneys are dedicated to helping boating accident victims recover compensation for their injuries. Don’t hesitate. Call (305) 661-2008 today for your free consultation.
The Miami motor vehicle accident attorneys at the Friedland | Carmona handle all types of motor vehicle accidents throughout the state of Florida, including Boca Raton, Homestead, North Miami, South Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Pembroke Pines, Hialeah, Kendall, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach. The Friedland | Carmona handles all types of personal injury cases, including wrongful death, defective products, medical malpractice, slip and falls and construction site injuries. Call the Miami personal injury attorneys at (305) 661-2008 for your free consultation. Call today and let our family take care of your family!