A millionaire Florida property developer has been found not guilty over the horrific boat crash that killed a teenage girl and left another permanently disabled after a birthday party on Biscayne Bay descended into catastrophe.
George Pino, 55, was acquitted on manslaughter and vessel homicide charges on Monday evening following eight emotionally charged days of testimony in Miami-Dade County.
The verdict brings an end to the criminal case over the September 4, 2022 crash near Boca Chita Key, when Pino’s 29-foot family boat smashed into a channel marker while carrying his wife, daughter and a group of teenage girls celebrating Carolina Pino’s 18th birthday.
Lucy Fernandez, 17, was killed. Her friend Katy Puig, then also 17, suffered a traumatic brain injury and has been left with permanent disabilities.
This is a breaking story – more follows…
George Pino, 55, has been found not guilty over the horrific boat crash that killed a teenage girl and left another permanently disabled
Lucy Fernandez died in the crash in September 2022
