Parties settle in boating lawsuit - Deadly Boat Crash

Mark de Tournillon Sr., who pleaded guilty to causing the boat wreck that killed a Moneta couple last year, agreed Friday to a substantial $2.75 million settlement with the estates of Lawrence and Judith Lewis.

Although most of that amount will be paid by insurance companies, de Tournillon intends to pay $250,000 out of the proceeds from the sale of his business, Shoreline Marina. The business has not yet been sold, said William Stanley, one of de Tournillon's defense lawyers.

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This case is indicative of the high costs of boating accidents…in human life and money damages.

Dwayne

Michael LaFave - Trial adjourned in fatal boating accident

As expected, the trial for a Hamburg Township man accused of killing a Brighton Township man in a 2005 boating accident on Zukey Lake was adjourned Thursday to allow the prosecutor to get an expert's report on "newly provided evidence."

Also, there is a newly discovered witness who was on the Hamburg Township lake at the time of the July 23, 2005, accident that killed Michael LaFave, 27. The witness' identity and what the witness knows about the accident was not released.

Dwayne

Speed of boats in deadly crash estimated at 100 mph

By The Associated Press

A witness to a boat crash on Lake Texoma that killed five people estimated the two high-performance boats were traveling at close to 100 miles per hour when they collided, an investigator said Tuesday.

 

Dwayne

The plan offered by Democratic leader Harry Reid would have bolstered security on trains and buses and at chemical plants. Republicans charged it would have slowed efforts to improve security at the nation's ports.

We need a lot more help with the security of our ports.  Lets hope this bill has some teeth in it and that our ports are made safe before we have a serious attack.

Dwayne

Langley Brown Jr. and Langley Brown III - Death by Boating Accident - Florida is the Deadliest

As they raced across Lake Louise on a sunny afternoon to catch what they hoped would be a trophy bass, disaster struck Langley Brown Jr. and Langley Brown III.

The father and son were killed this summer the way authorities say too many Florida boaters die. Carelessness and unsafe speed were to blame, common factors behind the boating accidents that make Florida the deadliest state for recreational boating, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Dwayne

Ethan Allen Saga and Litigation Continues

Its name covered with duct tape, the trailered Ethan Allen tour boat rolled south on the Northway Tuesday to a temporary home in storage, as it awaits possible tests related to what could be months of civil litigation over its capsizing.

Dwayne

Texoma Speed Boat Crash Investigation Inconclusive - Lake Texoma - Texhoma

Authorities say they may never know if excessive speed played a role in the Sept. 2 collision between two jet boats on Lake Texoma that killed five people, including four from Texas.

Dwayne

Tragic accident takes life of Dan Clark - Life jacket??

A tragedy occurred Friday when a fishing trip to Steinhatchee by a well known Suwannee County couple turned bad, with Daniel (Dan) Clark losing his life to drowning. The Clarks are residents of the Wellborn community.

Dwayne

Focus on Legality of Poker Runs - Texhoma - Texoma - Boat Collision

9-6-06 - Investigators are still talking to witnesses as the try to recreate the boating accident that killed five people on Lake Texoma, but attention has also focused on the poker run that deadly day, and whether they are legal at all in Texas.

Authorities say that alcohol was probably not a factor in this tragic accident.

Dwayne

Fisherman hopes to keep found boat - Salvage Law?

For one area fisherman, it could end up being the brightest spot of an otherwise dismal fishing season or one of the all-time best stories of the one that didn’t get away.

 

McKinney family mourns after fatal boat collision - Texoma Poker Run Boat Collision

MCKINNEY - While visitors continued to enjoy Lake Texoma the day after the accident that claimed five lives Saturday, Bruce Lane's day in McKinney was far from normal. Lane's son, 25-year-old Justin Lane, and his son's wife, 31-year-old Amy Lane, were both passengers on the "Flash Gordon," which was one of the boats involved in the high-speed fatal collision.  Here is news on a memorial service for the young couple. Dwayne

Speedboat collision investigated - Lake Texhoma Poker Run - Collision Deaths

WILLIS (AP) -- Investigators were trying to determine Sunday why two high-performance boats collided while participating in a "poker run" on Lake Texoma, killing five people, including a well-known former race car driver.

Oklahoma Lake Patrol investigators plan to reconstruct the two boats in an attempt to gather clues to how and why they collided Saturday, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Kera Philippi said.

"They're going to investigate the mechanics of both boats, too, and not just focus on whether it was driver error," Philippi said. "The driver of the second boat is still alive, so they're going to want to talk to him."

Deaths cut Coast Guard cutter mission short - Healy - Hill - Duque

Deaths cut Coast Guard cutter mission short
Somber crew brings Healy to home port

By LARRY LANGE
P-I REPORTER

The Coast Guard cutter Healy returned to its Seattle home port Sunday, weeks early, and things will not be the same.