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Man Charged in Deadly Boston Harbor Boat Crash Investigation
Authorities are expected to provide an update as investigators examine whether the Freedom Boat Club vessel was used without authorization.
- On Tuesday, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced that 40-year-old Lawrence Shieh was indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges in the May 13 Boston Harbor boat crash that killed 24-year-old Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dankert of Andover.
- Prosecutors allege Shieh had a blood alcohol level of 0.20, more than twice the legal limit, and accessed the marina "without authorization" using a transient key card to take the vessel from the Freedom Boat Club late that night.
- Navigation data showed the boat traveling at 36 mph before slamming into a Logan Airport runway pier, with cellphone video capturing Shieh "with both hands off the wheel" approximately six seconds before the fatal impact.
- Shieh is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday morning in Suffolk Superior Court, while the Freedom Boat Club stated the vessel was taken "without authorization" and operated outside established club protocols.
- Dankert, a 2024 Union College graduate and soccer player, was remembered by family as someone who "radiated joy and light and happiness," while the university called her death a "profound loss for our campus community.
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