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New 911 recordings capture the moments after a NJ boat crash that killed 2 kids

Prosecutors say Stephen Schneider had a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit after the July 19 crash killed his granddaughter and grandson.

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Newly released 911 calls provide new details about a boat crash off the coast of New Jersey that killed two young children, as their grandfather faces charges for allegedly operating the boat while drunk. The July 19 crash happened in the waters off Berkeley Township, when 64-year-old Stephen Schneider struck a lit channel marker, authorities said. Prosecutors allege Schneider had a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit. Schneider’s 9-year…

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NEW JERSEY — The recently published 911 calls provide further details about a boat accident off the coast of New Jersey that claimed the lives of two young children, while his grandfather faces charges for allegedly operating the boat under the effects of alcohol. The accident, which occurred on July 19 in waters near Berkeley Township, occurred when Stephen Schneider, 64, crashed into a light-signalling buoy, authorities reported. The prosecuti…

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NBC New York broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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