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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Boat crash victim’s family dismayed as driver George Pino found not guilty

a man in a suit looks off to the side
George Pino attends his trial in Miami on 12 June. Photograph: Matias J Ocner/TNS/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

The family of a teenager left with a permanent disability from a birthday party boat crash that killed another girl has reacted with dismay at the acquittal of the prominent Florida real estate broker helming the vessel.

George Pino was found not guilty by a Miami jury on Monday evening of manslaughter and felony vessel homicide after the 4 September 2022 boat wreck during a celebration that he and his wife, Cecilia, were hosting for their daughter’s 18th birthday, with 11 of her friends as guests.

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