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Originally Posted by sa meredith
Curious if this post is pointed at me?
My honest thought is that thereis just too much evidence that alcohol played a rolled here...way too much. The .15 alone would normally be enough.
But the right attorney can show any evidence to be circumstancial...and that's what I believe happened here.
Maybe I'm wrong.
But here is a captain who grew up on the lake. She can probably navigate and operate a large boat as well,if not better,than anyone who reads this forum. And yet we are to believe she made the decisions that she did, with a clear head? Doesn't add up.
I think many people in the area know her, and consider her a friend, so they get their ire up when they comment on this matter. But the events of the evening seem to have taken a course that intoxication would explain.
Not trying to offend anyone. This is just my opinion.
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I wouldn't think it was pointed at you SA I for one think you raise some very interesting points of view. A lot of your thoughts are pretty spot on. In that visibility if all accounts are accurate the only prudent speed should have been no wake speed. I've been there and done that and it can be scary. I was out on a night when visibiltiy went to zero I limped back to the weirs at No Wake from beyond governers and eagle. When I came into weirs my course was off about 25 yard or so. Thankfully I had the lights from the beach to guide me and I was traveling at 5 mph.