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Fernandez’ Attorney Says Cocaine Out of Character for Marlins Pitcher

Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez had cocaine and alcohol in his system when his boat crashed into a Miami Beach jetty, according to toxicology reports released Saturday. It’s not clear whether Fernandez was driving when the boat crashed Sept. 25, …

Friends Concerned About Miami Marlins’ Fernandez Boating

Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was a patron at a Miami River bar and restaurant the same night he and two friends were killed in a boat crash, a spokeswoman for the establishment confirmed Tuesday. A friend of one of …

ADA Says Pilot in New York Boat Crash Admitted Drinking

The man accused of crashing a powerboat into a barge on the Hudson River, killing a bride-to-be and her fiance’s best man, told rescuers he’d been “drinking all day,” a prosecutor said Wednesday. Rockland County Assistant District Attorney Stephen Moore …

New York Boat Pilot Drunk in Deadly Crash

The powerboat pilot involved in a Hudson River crash that killed a bride-to-be and her fiance’s best man was drunk at the time, according to an indictment made public Thursday. Defense lawyers said poor lighting on the barge, not intoxication, …

No Jail for Boater in Crash Near Liberty Island

A New York boater who admitted he drunkenly got into a deadly crash near the Statue of Liberty won’t be going to jail, under a plea deal he took Tuesday. Richard Aquilone pleaded guilty to charges including criminally negligent homicide …