Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a prominent South Florida developer charged in a fatal 2022 boat crash, as the judge again denied his motion to dismiss the case.
George Pino is facing second-degree manslaughter and vessel homicide charges in the crash that claimed the life of 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez and left another teen, Katy Puig, permanently disabled.
Attorneys for Pino had tried to have the case dropped, but the judge denied their motions to dismiss last week and again on Monday morning.
Pino, 55, has pleaded not guilty and maintains his innocence, calling the crash an accident…