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Update on the Clear Lake accident
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Update on the Clear Lake accident
"Alan Gomes" wrote in message ...
http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/...yid=170#Story2 An almost identical case goes the jury next week up here. Fellow from MA going 30 (according to him) - 45 (according to accident reconstructionist) in the dark hit a smaller boat and killed two instantly. Witnesses differ on lights. Forensic evidence indicates side lights on but inconclusive about sternlight. Blood sample showed well over legal limit but sat in a deputy's car for 36 hours. Expert says alcohol content only goes down in such cases and would indicate twice legal limit at time of accident. Since the defendent is from MA with a jury that has to endure legions of drivers on the road with MA plates driving their cars with the same level of respect and responsibility, I expect he is toast but it will be interesting to see how the jury views the light issue. A boating expert testified that the lights are irrelevant since it could have been a floating log or boat adrift that he hit which event at such speed could easily have resulted in death or injury to him and his passenger so death occured concurrent with negligence. -- Roger Long |
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Update on the Clear Lake accident
"Alan Gomes" wrote in message ...
http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/...yid=170#Story2 I've been mildly following this for a while. I find the whole episode disgusting. Even casual boaters, like the students I had a couple of weekends ago had heard about it and were disbelieving of DA's obtuse attitude. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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