That would seem to be a good reason to STOP driving.
video at the link very worth the watch. Quick, clean link. Not a bunch of junk popping up. GoPro mounted on the boat catches everything.
I saw this last week. Stunt men could not have timed it better.
That Weldcraft is one tough little boat.
Amtrak engineer goes boating when off duty?
According to the Comey standard, the driver didn’t intend to hit them, so he shouldn’t be held liable.
Very, very lucky no one was killed.
Here is a direct YouTube link to the video. Report the link from the post is causing problems for phone users.
Power-boater tourists with more power than brains and common courtesy are common in FL.
So much for a relaxing day out on the water. Golly!
It’s hard to imagine the driver being THAT careless. He doesn’t even say he was distracted by something. Early stage dementia, perhaps?
That’s why I stay off boats.
Those high bow Columbia river boats tread wicked waters sometimes
"Larsen’s son-in-law, who also was on the boat, told investigators that he had warned his father-in-law to pay attention, that he sometimes sees his father-in-law using his cell phone while driving the boat and that his father-in-law had been off-and-on his cell phone the morning of the crash, according to the sheriff’s report."
How it takes two guys to screw up this bad is beyond me. I'm betting they were below deck.