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Posted: Thursday, 22 October 2009 6:04AM
Boater Was Drunk in Fatal Long Island Crash
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say a Long Island speedboat captain was legally drunk when he plowed into marshland on Oct. 4, killing three.
Nassau County Police Det. Lt. Kevin Smith says George Canni of Copiague had a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent - the minimum threshold for boating while intoxicated.
The accident killed Canni, his wife and a friend. Four others remain hospitalized.
Attorney James Mercante, who represents the Cannis' estate, said Wednesday that he hadn't yet seen the findings. Mercante said the accident ``may have had nothing to do with alcohol.''
Larry Weiss, a spokesman for United States Power Squadrons in New York, said those channels are difficult to navigate. Says Weiss: ``Add to that alcohol and darkness, and you have a catastrophe waiting to happen.''
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