Boston Grand Jury Indicts Lawrence Shieh in 24-Year-Old's Fatal Boat Crash
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Boston Grand Jury Indicts Lawrence Shieh in 24-Year-Old's Fatal Boat Crash
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Summary
Suffolk County prosecutors indicted Lawrence Shieh, 40, on involuntary manslaughter, boat OUI causing death and injury, unauthorized boat use, and a Logan Airport security violation in the May 13 crash that killed Elizabeth Dankert, 24.
A .20 blood-alcohol reading, cellphone video, and boat data underpin the case: prosecutors said Shieh had been bar-hopping, was dancing with both hands off the wheel six seconds before impact, and hit 36 mph before striking Pier 4R.
The boat had been taken from Freedom Boat Club without permission and lacked exterior lighting, though Shieh was a club member, prosecutors said.
Dankert died of blunt-force injuries, while two other women and Shieh suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash near a Logan runway.
A judge set $25,000 cash bail with no-contact, no-boating, and no-alcohol conditions; Shieh was released and is due back in court on Oct. 8.