‘Hit and Run’ boat driver in FLA ‘ferry crash found by police hours after the incident

• Speedboat driver who struck a ferry with about 45 people in Florida on April 27 has been located and identified
• The authorities said the boat driver was “cooperative” and took a breath test after the crash
• Police confirmed that one person died and 10 others were injured in the collision

The Speedboat driver who fled the stage after crashing in a Clearwater Ferry, in an incident that killed a person and injured several others, has been found by the police.

The driver of the boat in April 27 Crash in Clearwater, Floridawere located hours after the incident, almost four miles away on board the boat along with passengers, said Clearwater Police Chief Eric Gandy in a press conference On Monday April 28.

“The ferry was struck from behind by a ship that left the scene before the arrival of law enforcement,” said manager Eric Gandy from Clearwater Police. “That ship left after the crash. Deputed it located about three and a half miles south at the Bel Air Road. The operator and passengers were on board that ship.”

The boat beat the ferry, which carried about 45 people, which caused a “mass accidents”, near the Memorial Causeway Bridge when the ferry traveled back from Clearwater Beach around 20:40 on Sunday. The police previously said that six people were aboard the boat that later left the stage.

Video films From the incident, the Clearwater Police has been released, showing 37-foot fast boat that beats the back of the 40 foot ferry. “It looks to me that it exceeded almost three quarters of the ferry,” said Chief Gandy.

Rob Shaw, a spokesman for Clearwater Police, said Per Britain’s newspaper The times“It ran into the ferry and then fled from the stage. Think of it as a hit-and-run, but on the water.”

ABC News Reported that they are run by Dennis Kimerrer, 64, while the recreation boat was run by Jeff Knight, 62, with reference to the police.

Police confirmed that a person who was on the ferry died of their injuries and 10 others were injured. The victim was identified as Jose Castro, 41, from Palm Harbor, said FWC talentsman Hailee Seely CNN.

“Our thoughts go out to the families to those on board the ferry last night, especially the children and family to the Lord who died,” said Chief Gandy at the press conference, noting that the man who died was a father.

During the News Conference, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said that the boat driver was “cooperative” and “voluntarily submitted” to a Breathalyzer test, during which the “no alcohol was discovered” in his system.

No one is currently in custody, FWC added. “To the full extent of the law, we will prosecute all crimes that are discovered,” said Captain Matthew Dallarosa, according to the news conference.

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CNN Reported that the ferry transported crowds to the Sugar Sand Festival, which ended on Sunday.

“We just enjoyed the ride, and then we suddenly hear the first friend screaming,” Hi, Hi, Hello, “said a passenger to the local media outlet WFTS. “And then we looked back behind us and this big yacht just came through the boat.”

The US Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is examines the cause of the crash.

Clearwater Ferry said in a Facebook post“We are heartbroken for the person who lost their lives, everyone who was injured and their families. We deeply appreciate the commitment to the first answers and others who rushed to help Sunday evening. We collaborate with the investigation. Security is the highest priority for PSTA and the Clearwater ferry.”