Florida Boat Crash Prompts Investigation

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation are investigating a boat crash which killed one man and seriously injured a woman on the Intracoastal Waterway.

Aldo Rodriguez and Odalys Diaz were riding south around 1:40am when their boat crashed head-on into a seawall early Monday morning. The crash split the boat’s hull and pinned Rodriguez inside, virtually trapping him. Diaz hurled into the water and was found floating when paramedics arrived at the scene.

Rodriguez was found unconscious as the rescuers spent twenty minutes using a chainsaw to try and free him. They dismantled, cut the boat open, and transferred Rodriguez to the hospital where he died. Diaz still remains at the hospital.

It was discovered at the scene where the crash occurred that the area was water marked as a no wake zone, which means boats are expected to travel the area with caution, at low speeds. Judging by how the boat was found and the way it was split, speed played a violent part in Rodriguez’s death. It is unclear whether negligence or alcohol is a factor as well.

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