Officials say operator in fatal Keys boat crash ‘appeared severely intoxicated’; cops cuff his son

Officials say operator in fatal Keys boat crash ‘appeared severely intoxicated’; cops cuff his son

Prosecutors provided an update Monday on a boat crash off Key Largo that left a woman dead and three others badly hurt Friday evening.Officials with the Monroe County State Attorney’s Office said alcohol was likely a “contributing factor” in the crash and authorities are accusing the operator’s son of attacking a senior after the crash in Buttonwood Sound.Authorities said Guy Erdman, 61, of Oakland Park, was operating a 21-foot Century Bay motor…

ONE KILLED, THREE INJURED IN KEY LARGO BOAT CRASH

A boat crash in Key Largo claimed the life of a North Carolina woman on Dec. 27. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), officers were dispatched to a boating accident at Buttonwood Sound. Preliminary information indicates a 21-foot motorboat with four occupants on board struck an anchored sailboat while traveling through […]