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Wisconsin DNR investigating deadly boat crash on Little Muskego Lake that killed 10-year-old
MUSKEGO, Wis. (WFRV) – The Wisconsin DNR is leading the investigation into a boat crash on Little Muskego Lake that ended up taking the life of a 10-year-old child. Around 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, local authorities with the Muskego Police Department and Tess Corners Fire Department responded to a boat crash at Idle Isle Park on Little Muskego Lake in Muskego. According to a preliminary investigation, one boat being driven by a 74-year-old man with another passenger crashed into a stationary boat with three people on board, including the 10-year-old child. Wisconsin 18-year-old pronounced dead, thrown from UTV in Marinette County Immediate care was provided at the scene before the child was taken to a local hospital. The child was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The crash remains under investigation by the Wisconsin DNR with help from the Muskego PD. No other significant injuries were reported. No additional details have been released. Local 5 will continue to follow and provide updates to this story when more information is provided. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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24-05-2025
- Politics
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Lawmaker calls for probe into FWC after 4 officers had video footage deleted in Pino crash
A state lawmaker is calling for an independent probe into the state agency that investigated a boat crash in Biscayne Bay that killed a 17-year-old Miami girl after the Miami Herald reported four officers had their body camera footage deleted amid the investigation. Rep. Vicki Lopez, a Miami-Dade Republican state House member, called on her colleagues in the Legislature 'to learn what exactly happened and why so this never happens again.' The call for the investigation comes after the Herald reported that body camera footage from four officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission — who were on the scene of the crash and were either in direct contact with or were near the boat operator, Doral real estate broker George Pino — has been deleted. Miami-Dade cop suggested FWC should do alcohol test at Pino boat crash scene, testimony shows 'I might understand if one of the officers had made a mistake but from what we now know it is impossible to assume that four highly trained officers could all have made such an egregious error,' Lopez said in a statement she posted on the Miami Herald's Instagram account. The Herald also interviewed Lopez. READ MORE: Two more FWC officers' body cam footage from Pino boat crash deleted, agency says The FWC says the footage was deleted after the officers classified it as 'incidental,' not criminal, when they uploaded it into the FWC's computer system. 'Incidental' footage is automatically deleted after 90 days; footage from a criminal investigation has to be retained five years for misdemeanor charges and 13 years for a felony charge, according to the FWC's policy. Lopez said that it ultimately should not have mattered how the officers labeled their footage since it was the responsibility of the investigators to retain all of the evidence. 'And, assume for a moment that they all made a mistake they still had plenty of time to correct their error since body camera footage is not deleted for 90 days,' Lopez said in her Instagram post. 'It is obvious that a full investigation is warranted into what actually happened on that harrowing day.' The FWC declined to comment Friday on Lopez's statement. In her post, Lopez asked Rep. Danny Alvarez, a Hillsborough County Republican and chair of the House Criminal Justice Committee, to lead the investigation into the FWC's handling of the crash. Alvarez's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Herald. Lopez co-sponsored a House bill calling for tougher penalties for boat operators in crashes with serious injury. The law will go into effect July 1. Pino, 54, crashed his 29-foot Robalo boat into a fixed channel marker in Biscayne Bay on Sept. 4, 2022, during a celebration for his daughter's 18th birthday. Pino, his wife, their daughter and her 11 teenage friends were thrown into the water after impact, and the boat capsized. All were injured, although Luciana 'Lucy' Fernandez, Katerina Puig and Isabella Rodriguez were seriously injured. Lucy, who was not breathing when she was pulled from the water, died in the hospital the next day. She was 17 and a senior at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy. While Isabella Rodriguez, then 17, has recovered, Katerina Puig —a standout Lourdes soccer player with Division 1 college prospects — suffered lifelong injuries and is relearning to walk. Katerina was also 17. The FWC's initial investigation resulted in prosecutors with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office charging Pino with three counts of misdemeanor careless boating in August 2023. Pino pleaded not guilty. If convicted, the maximum penalty would have been 60 days in county jail. The agency's lead investigator quickly ruled out alcohol despite Pino telling him that night he drank two beers and officers finding more than 60 empty bottles and cans of booze on his boat the next day when they pulled it from the water. Pino also maintains another boat coming his way in the channel threw a wake and caused him to hit the channel marker. The FWC, in its final report, stated no witnesses — including the people on his boat or boaters in the channel that day — saw that vessel. Photographic evidence also does not support his claim. Following a series of Miami Herald articles detailing flaws in the investigation, including FWC officers never following up with eyewitnesses, a Miami-Dade firefighter at the scene that day spoke to the State Attorney's Office and said Pino displayed signs of intoxication that day. Prosecutors reopened their investigation and charged Pino with felony vessel homicide on Oct. 31. Pino pleaded not guilty and is tentatively scheduled to stand trial in September. He now faces 15 years in prison if convicted. 'If we don't get justice, it will be because of the way the FWC investigated this,' Lopez said in an interview Friday with the Miami Herald. Lopez said the probe should be independent of the FWC and look into whether there are fundamental problems with the way the state agency trains its officers. 'You don't expect law enforcement to make these types of egregious errors,' Lopez told the Herald. 'We are past being shocked, and we are now demanding answers.'
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- General
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Brooklyn Bridge open again after ship collision: NYCEM
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The Brooklyn Bridge was closed to ongoing traffic in both directions, according to a social media post by the New York City Emergency Management. The closure came after a Mexican navy sailing ship crashed into the Bridge Saturday night. Multiple people sustained injuries, according to police. More Local News 'Boat Accident: All lanes will be closed on the Brooklyn Bridge in both directions. Consider alternate routes,' the text alert read. A video posted to Instagram showed the boat gliding along the East River. Then, the top of the sails hits the bottom of the bridge, and the sailing flags break and collapse. In a press conference, officials stated that the ship, which was sailing to Iceland, suffered a mechanical failure, which caused the captain to lose control and led to the crash. New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said the Brooklyn Bridge did not suffer any serious damage due to the wreck. The National Transportation Safety Board will conduct a full investigation in the coming days, officials said. Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
