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Old 10-06-2007, 04:37 AM   #77
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Originally Posted by Weirs guy
From the Fosters article:

LaPointe is also charged with four counts of aggravated operating under the influence and one count of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.

Lets try and bear that in mind while blaming the GFBL boat for the accident.
The GFBL is innocent—the GFBL's attorney says so:

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"...J. Albert Johnson said the charges cannot be substantiated, 'because I am aware of the circumstances leading up to this tragic accident, which indicate no criminal responsibility of any kind on the part of LaPointe'..." http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=71935
And a Maine paper quotes a State Attorney source:

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"...The dangerous weapon charge is a result of LaPointe allegedly being intoxicated, operating at an excessive speed, failing to maintain adequate visibility and failing to yield to another watercraft as he piloted his boat with dual 435-horsepower engines down the lake at 9 p.m...You don't drive 45 miles an hour in pitch blackness on a lake in Maine..." http://www.sunjournal.com/story/2329...g_Lake_deaths/
Yup. Just another isolated incident.
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