Boat Accident
More On 10-Year-Old Boy Who Died in Sarasota Boating Accident
10-year-old Ethan Isaacs died in a boating crash over the weekend, and authorities are still looking for answers as to what went wrong. Fox13News.com reports that Ethan was a bright boy who had recently won a STEM fair at his school. In an interview, the principal of Pine View School said that Ethan was a blossoming…
Read MoreAuthorities Release Name of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Employee Killed in Boat Crash
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission lost one of its employees this week when she was involved in a boating accident in Palm Beach County. CBS12.com reports that the boat in which the employee was traveling collided with a concrete piling in a canal under the Congress Avenue ramp to Southern Boulevard. Authorities have…
Read MoreHickey Law Firm, P.A. Files Suit on Behalf of Victim of Another Billionaire Boater Accident
Yet again in the waters of Florida a billionaire takes out a large, powerful boat and runs into something and injures someone seriously. This time it was Irwin Elliot Tauber, one of Florida’s top developers and owner of shopping centers. Today, well known maritime trial attorneys John H. (Jack) Hickey and Sarah Lobel of Hickey…
Read MorePolice Arrest Boat Captain Who Caused Fatal September Maritime Crash
Police have arrested a man who was involved in a boating incident that left one person dead. WSVN.com reports that Miami police arrested Dean Michael Sealy and charged him with various criminal charges including vessel homicide, manslaughter, and leaving the scene of an accident. Police say that Sealy was operating a boat on September 17 when…
Read MoreTwo Hospitalized Following Boat’s Collision With Draw Bridge
Two people were hospitalized following a boat crash on the Ortega River Friday night. News4Jax.com reports that six people were on board the boat when it attempted to cross under the Ortega Bridge as the draw bridge was coming down. Apparently, as the boat’s driver attempted to cross under the bridge the boat did not…
Read MoreFlorida Officials to Charge Boater Who Struck Diver on Thanksgiving 2019
On Thanksgiving Day 2019 a serious boating accident off the coast of Palm Beach left one man severely injured. Now, Florida authorities are charging the vessel’s pilot with boating violations. PalmBeachPost.com reports that the accident occurred when 31-year-old Daniel W. Stanton II of Palm Beach was piloting a 36-foot Yellowfin southbound when he struck 24-year-old…
Read More27-Year-Old Man Killed in Haulover Inlet Boat Crash
A boat crash on Thursday resulted in a man being ejected from the vessel and going missing. Now, authorities have found the body of the missing victim, and have arrested the driver of the boat that crashed. NBCMiami.com reports that authorities took 53-year-old Dean Sealey into custody at approximately 3:00 a.m. Friday morning in the area…
Read MoreFort Lauderdale Woman Tragically Dies in Miami-Dade Boat Crash
A South Florida woman was killed in a boat crash in the waters of Miami-Dade over the weekend. MiamiHerald.com reports that the victim was 28-year-old Claudia C. Contreras. Contreras died on Sunday night when she was riding in a boat that struck a mile marker in the Intracoastal in Miami-Dade. Apparently, at least three other people…
Read MoreSerious Boat Crash Leaves Two Passengers With Serious Life-Altering Injuries
Alcohol and boating do not mix. Especially when the vessel’s captain is drinking, the mixture of alcohol and boating can result in serious hazard for the vessel’s occupants. This tragic fact was proved yet again during a boating outing in late 2019 when a boat captain crashed into a jetty, seriously injuring his passengers. The victims…
Read MoreTwo Fatal Key West Boating Incidents in One Day
Personal injury. Why not choose the best? Authorities with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report that a serious parasailing accident left one person dead and another severely injured in Key West last month. CNN.com reports that the victims were in the water on a parasailing adventure during a period of harsh weather. As…
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