Boater Jeffrey Knight who caused Deadly Florida Ferry Crash April 27 [View all]
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Source: Patch Clearwater Florida
Ferry crash happened on Sunday, April 27.
On Tuesday, April 29, Jeffrey Knight’s attorney denied that the businessman fled the scene of the crash, according to multiple reports.
In a letter to investigators, the attorney addressed what he called “misinformation” about the crash and pushed back on reports that the 62-year-old left quickly after the crash.
"Immediately after the accident, Mr. Knight directed a passenger on his vessel to call 911, and that passenger remained on the line with 911 for 12 minutes… Mr. Knight tied his vessel to the ferry in order to stabilize it and render aid. He used his boat to maneuver the ferry closer to shore so that first responders would have easier access to the passengers,” the letter reads, according to Fox 13.
The family of the man killed in the ferry crash, Jose Castro, 41, a U.S. postal worker from Palm Harbor, is demanding justice following the fatal incident. They say they don’t understand why Knight hasn’t been arrested.
“I want this guy to pay for what he did, for what we’re going through right now,” Castro’s sister, Sandy Todd, told the Tampa Bay Times. “My family is destroyed.”
The devastated mother of the passenger killed in the ferry crash in Clearwater, Florida, is demanding justice for her son — as no one involved has been charged in the horrible collision.
José Castro, a 41-year-old father of two from Pinellas County, was killed when a private boat smashed into the back of the water taxi he was on Sunday night, with 10 others also injured.
His mother, Carmen Ulloa, immediately flew to Tampa from her home in Peru when she heard the devastating news.
“Let there be justice,” she said.
“There must be justice in this country … My son’s death cannot go unpunished.”
Video shows moment of impact after boat crashes into Florida ferry
Read more: https://patch.com/florida/clearwater/boater-s-attorney-denies-he-fled-scene-fatal-clearwater-ferry-crash
Reading more about this story, it seems the captain of the boat who crashed into the Ferry may not be charged because of the lights on the Ferry being so dim. The mother of the man who died, Jose Castro, flew from Peru over this
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