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Discussion in 'Marinas & Waypoints' started by Cruz, Oct 17, 2020.

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  1. Cruz, Oct 17, 2020
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    Witnessed by a friend this afternoon, not their video. As of the time my friend spoke with police there were four counts of BUI with more to come. He apparently sped out of the marina full-throttle, hit a boat and came back and hit the Tiara.
  2. SeaLion, Oct 17, 2020
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    Disgusting.
  3. YachtForums, Oct 17, 2020
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    No words can express the level of stupidity.
  4. Capt J, Oct 17, 2020
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    Unbelievable. Not the level of stupidity, the level of alcohol........unbelievable and luckily nobody was killed.
  5. Oscarvan, Oct 17, 2020
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    Maybe it will be his bottom. Maybe he's got more to go. Just hope he doesn't take anyone with him.
  6. gr8trn, Oct 17, 2020
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    No way that behavior should get anything but the throwing of the proverbial Book at him. I hope 4 BUI's do the trick. Horrific.
  7. mapism, Oct 18, 2020
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    That was also my first thought, but in the video the helmsman seems to be very stable on his legs, with zero difficulties to move around.
    My impression is that he doesn't have a clue about how a boat reacts to frantic throttles movements, and just keeps trying everything and its opposite.
    Scary indeed.
  8. Cruz, Oct 18, 2020
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  9. bayoubud, Oct 18, 2020
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    Man, these Covid 19 restrictions are boring, think I'll buy a boat.
  10. Cruz, Oct 18, 2020
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  11. Cruz, Oct 18, 2020
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  12. Oscarvan, Oct 18, 2020
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    Not to me, and unfortunately I know what I'm talking about.
  13. NYCAP123, Oct 18, 2020
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    Actually it looks in this video like he's aiming for the Tiara. So I'll give him a 9.5 for execution.:rolleyes: Wonder is the girl on the aft deck still admits to knowing him.
  14. Oscarvan, Oct 18, 2020
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    Sometimes there's more to the story......
  15. mapism, Oct 18, 2020
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    That's just the impression I got from the first video that was linked, but what do I know...?
  16. Capt Ralph, Oct 18, 2020
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    Examples?
    The aft deck bikini was distracting him?
  17. Oscarvan, Oct 19, 2020
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    I was being facetious. There is always more to the story.
  18. Capt J, Oct 20, 2020
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    What else is there to add? Guy got plastered, played bumper boats, got 4 BUI charges.
  19. Capt Ralph, Oct 20, 2020
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    I'm confused;
    4 BUI charges. How do you get 4 BUI charges at the same arrest?
    He got drunk 4 times? He hit 4 boats? 4 video recordings? 4 times the intoxicating limit?
    Or just 4 times more stupid as the average drunkard?
    Say if John Smith was pulled over for running over my trash can, after visiting 4 bars, does he get 4 DUI tickets?
  20. Capt J, Oct 20, 2020
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    "According to Sarasota Police, the man driving the boat was arrested and charged with three counts of boating while under the influence with property damages."

    "Sarasota police arrested Brendan Sheridan, 32, on four counts of boating while under the influence with property damages."

    The other article in this post says 4. I don't know how you arrive at 4, I'm not the police officer that wrote the tickets, unless they can charge him for each piece of property or yacht he hit and it's a different charge than a typical BUI (where he didn't damage anything.

    The moral of the story, and what I was attempting to say, was there was nothing logical that anyone on this forum could add to the thread at this point in time. Everything's been posted and everythings been said.

    Ahhhhh found it here, this law must be fairly new:
    "BUI with Property Damage The aforementioned criminal penalties govern BUI charges when there was no property damage, serious injury to another person, or death of another. Florida law imposes stiffer criminal penalties when property damage occurs."

    https://www.thehoffmanfirm.net/dui-...riminal penalties when property damage occurs.
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