The people steering both boats that collided head-on in Banks Channel between Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington, North Carolina (NC), shortly before dawn on Oct. 5, 2012, are likely to face criminal charges for boating while intoxicated. A total of five people were aboard the two small recreational boats when they crashed, and all wound up…
Traumatic brain injuries suffered in a boating accident on the Waccamaw River in Conway, South Carolina (SC), took the life of a 34-year-old man on August 18, 2012. Two other passengers on the boat sustained serious injuries when the vessel ran into a stand of trees. One of the survivors required helicopter transport to a…
A collision with a concrete structure in the Cape Fear River took the life of a woman riding in a powerboat on the night of August 4, 2012. The woman’s husband, who had decades of boating experience, was steering the craft when the accident occurred. He and two other adults on the boat suffered injuries. According to…
What happened: One man has died after a day of fun on the lake turned tragic. A Virginia Beach native, Marcus Jeffery, died after the jet ski he was riding collided with another jet ski. The collision occurred on Lake Gaston in Halifax County, NC near Hamlin Creek. The operator of the other jet ski…
What Happened: Two jet skis collided on Lake Gaston in Halifax County, NC, on July 6, 2012. The victim, Marcus Jeffrey of Virginia Beach, VA, died from his injuries at Halifax Regional Medical Center. While police have not said exactly how the boat accident occurred, the driver of the other jet ski, who was uninjured,…