MIAMI — A boat driver who police say cut a parasail cable on Memorial Day, dragging three people across the water before they crashed into a Florida Keys bridge, could face criminal charges, according to the state agency that enforces laws on the water.
Capt. David Dipre, head of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Keys operations, told the Miami Herald in a text response to questions about pending charges: “Yes, it’s possible. Awaiting further investigation.”
The FWC’s preliminary report says Daniel Couch, captain of the parasailing boat, cut the line after the parasail “pegged,” meaning it filled with so much air from a strong wind gust that he feared it would drag the boat.
