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'Floats & Boats': 2 Struck By Propellers, 1 Airlifted, Another Arrested At Tices Shoal Event
The highly-anticipated Floats and Boats celebration in Tices Shoal culminated with at least two injuries and one arrest for drunken boating over the weekend, authorities said.
Two people were injured by propeller strikes during the annual celebration at on Barnegat Bay in Lacey Township, authorities said.
The first incident was reported on Saturday, July 29 at 1:40 p.m., when a man was struck in the leg by a propeller, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. The man was airlifted to Atlantic City Medical Center, he said. His condition was not released Monday, Au…
Morris County Man Indicted In Fatal Alcohol-Related Boat Crash Into Cement Marker: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old man from Morris County has been indicted in a fatal boat crash in Toms River, authorities said.
On Wednesday,, June 22, Juan Fernandez, II, of Towaco, was charged with death by vessel and assault by vessel, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
The head-on crash into a cement marker occurred in Barnegat Bay in Toms River on June 13, 2021, Billhimer said, and resulted in the death of Corey Molinari, 19, of Whippany.
At approximately 1:13 a.m., that day, Toms River police and New Jersey State Police were notified of a boat crash. Police respo…