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Two dead, one arrested in Lake Greenwood boat crash
LAKE GREENWOOD, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUL 6 – Allen Sidney Benware Jr. faces felony boating under the influence charges after a Lake Greenwood crash killed two and injured two others, officials said.
- Two boats collided on Lake Greenwood on July 6 around 1:30 a.m., killing two people and hospitalizing two others.
- The collision occurred after a Yamaha boat operated by Allen Sidney Benware Jr. III crashed into the rear of an Alumacraft boat carrying five people.
- Officials said the Alumacraft had proper navigation lights while the Yamaha was traveling without proper lighting during proactive safety operations.
- Benware, age 37, was charged with two felony boating under the influence counts causing death and booked at Laurens County Detention Center; officers rescued a woman ejected from the crash.
- Officials from South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources are continuing their investigation and emphasize the importance of always designating a sober operator, cautioning that combining alcohol with boating can have fatal consequences.
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Two dead, one arrested in Lake Greenwood boat crash
GREENWOOD COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - Two people have died and one person has been arrested in connection to a boating collision on Lake Greenwood. According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, on Sunday officers and investigators were called to the lake after an Alumacraft boat carrying five people was struck from behind by a Yamaha boat with two people on board. Two people in the Alumacraft vehicle were taken to the hospital with …
·Charleston, United States
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