Second man charged in boat crash that killed 3 near Kingston, Ont.
Posted December 16, 2024 8:42 am.
Last Updated December 16, 2024 8:45 am.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say they have charged a second man in connection with a fatal boat collision near Kingston, Ont., that killed three people on the Victoria Day long weekend.
Three young adults died, and five other people were taken to hospital after a speedboat ended up on top of a fishing boat on Bobs Lake on May 18.
Police say a 27-year-old man from South Frontenac Township was charged with failing to exhibit a stern light on a power-driven vessel underway, failing to exhibit sidelights on a power-driven vessel underway and operating a non-human-powered pleasure craft without a personal flotation device or life-jacket of appropriate size for each person on board.
They say the accused is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 13, 2025.
In October, police arrested and charged a 44-year-old man from South Frontenac Township with three counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death.
The man charged in October also faces three counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm, three counts of impaired operation causing death and three counts of impaired operation causing bodily harm.
