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<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92655154d63fdb9f6427d63d4703a1ac wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#190101;font-size:14px"><strong>Florida developer found not guilty in trial over horror boat crash that killed teenage girl </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d7130df960d09fa9bf31fb99056849cb wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#190101;font-size:14px"><strong>Millionaire 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</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa6d0077d4c2393c843595108fafa42c wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#190101;font-size:14px"><strong>Verdict brings an end to the criminal case over the September 4, 2022 crash near Boca Chita Key, when Pino&#8217;s 29-foot boat smashed into a channel marker </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4b6cc54451a6e2b9019789af0b972f9 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#190101;font-size:14px"><strong>Onboard were his wife, his daughter Carolina Pino, and a group of teenage girls celebrating Carolina&#8217;s 18th birthday </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74f5134777595b6c93d3ebfe593559e0 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#190101;font-size:14px"><strong>Lucy Fernandez, 17, was killed, was Katy Puig, then 18, suffered a traumatic brain injury leading to permanent disabilities </strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2a50c9b6e9799cacd82478bfdaae7b19 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#190101;font-size:14px"><strong>The developer pled not guilty and maintained his innocence, calling the crash an accident</strong></p>



<p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c1a4b2750c52308e6d03f0bbb0494d7 wp-block-paragraph" style="color:#190101;font-size:14px"><strong>Following testimony by survivors, first responders, medical specialists, boating experts and members of the victims&#8217; families, jury returned not-guilty verdicts</strong> </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>George Pino, 55, has been found not guilty over the horrific boat crash that killed a teenage girl and left another permanently disabled</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">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.<br>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.<br>The verdict brings an end to the criminal case over the September 4, 2022 crash near Boca Chita Key, when Pino&#8217;s 29-foot family boat smashed into a channel marker.<br>Pino, a prominent real estate developer, was at the helm of the 29-foot craft with 14 people on board when he crashed into a channel marker near Boca Chita Key on Sept. 4, 2022. The passengers included his wife, daughter Carolina Pino, and a group of teenage girls celebrating Carolina&#8217;s 18th birthday. <br>The boat capsized and all the passengers, including several teens, were thrown into the water.<br></p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Victim: Lucy Fernandez, [photo], 17, died in a boat crash in Florida&#8217;s Miami-Dade County on September 4, 2022</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Luciana Cristina Fernandez, 17, a senior at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy in Miami, died from drowning from the injuries she sustained in the crash. Katerina Puig, another passenger who was then 18, suffered a traumatic brain injury and has been left with permanent disabilities.<br>Pino faced a second-degree manslaughter and vessel homicide charges in the crash. He was looking at a sentence of up to 30 years in prison if convicted.</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>An incident report showed that there were 61 empty alcoholic bottles and cans on the boat, but authorities did not give Pino a sobriety test at the time of the crash. He claimed he had two beers</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">After hearing testimony of survivors, first responders, medical specialists, boating experts and members of the victims&#8217; families, the six-person jury on Monday, returned not-guilty verdicts.<br>Pino did not take the stand in his own defense.<br>In a statement after the verdict, Pino&#8217;s lead attorney Howard Srebnick said the developer had maintained from the outset that the crash was a devastating accident rather than a crime.<br>&#8216;We are grateful to the jurors for their careful consideration of the evidence and for reaching a just verdict,&#8217; Srebnick said.<br>&#8216;From the beginning, we have maintained that the events of September 4, 2022, were a tragic accident, not a crime.&#8217;</p>



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<p class="has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>George Pino embraced by wife and children after his acquittal on manslaughter charges. The developer Pino pled not guilty and maintained his innocence, calling the crash an accident</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8216;The testimony presented at trial &#8211; including non-rebutted accounts from eyewitnesses who saw no signs of impairment &#8211; confirmed that Mr. Pino was not under the influence, was not operating the vessel recklessly, and that he did everything he could to protect his passengers after the accident.<br>&#8216;We continue to mourn the loss of Lucy Fernandez every day and to pray for all those affected by this maritime mishap. Our hearts remain with the families of those involved, and we hope today&#8217;s verdict allows everyone to continue the long process of healing.&#8217;</p>

Wealthy Florida developer ‘not guilty’ of manslaughter in horror boat crash that killed daughter’s teenage friend, left another teen girl with traumatic brain injury and permanent disabilities
